พิศมร

pít-mɔɔ-rá

Meaning

1NounC2

small square amulet

a type of small square amulet or talisman, traditionally made of woven palm leaves

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàethe elderly; eldersใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderใบลานbai laanใบลานbai laan1talipot palm leaf used for writing/craft2palm-leaf manuscriptสานsăanสานsăan1[to] weave; interlace2[to] build on; carry forward; connectเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พิศมรpít-sà-mŏnพิศมรpít-sà-mŏnsmall square amuletเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพกติดตัวpók dtìt dtuuaพกติดตัวpók dtìt dtuua[to] carry on one's personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เครื่องรางkrêuuang raangเครื่องรางkrêuuang raangtalisman; amulet; charmป้องกันภัยbpông-gan paiป้องกันภัยbpông-gan pai[to] protect against danger; [to] prevent harm
My grandmother said that when she was young, she used to see old people weave palm leaves into a Pitsamon to carry as a protective amulet.
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Tones

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Why is พิศมร said พิศ-มอ-ระ?

pít-mɔɔ-rá

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

pít

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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