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púMeanings
1NounA2
spring (natural water source)
a natural place where water flows up from the ground
Examples
ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพุpúพุpú1spring (natural water source)2[to] spout; gush upน้ำใสnáam-sǎiน้ำใสnáam-sǎiclear waterคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตักน้ำdtàk-náamตักน้ำdtàk-náam[to] scoop/draw waterทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Near the village there is a clear spring where people fetch water every day.
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Yesterday we took the kids to see a spring in the forest; they were very excited.
หน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnนี้níiฉันchǎnอยากyàakกลับบ้านglàp-bâanไปbpaiนั่งพักnâng-pákที่tîiพุpúหลังlǎngวัดwátน้ำเย็นnáam-yenมากmâak
This summer I want to go home and sit by the spring behind the temple; the water is very cool.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaพุpúตรงdtrongเชิงเขาchəəng-kǎoไม่เคยmâi-kəəiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiน้ำnáamใช้cháiตลอดปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpii
Villagers say the spring at the foot of the mountain never dries up, providing water all year round.
2VerbB1
[to] spout; gush up
to shoot or flow upward suddenly, like water from the ground
Examples
น้ำใต้ดินnáam-dtâai-dinน้ำใต้ดินnáam-dtâai-dingroundwaterพุpúพุpú1spring (natural water source)2[to] spout; gush upขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryมาเป็นmaa-bpenมาเป็นmaa-bpen1[to] become; serve as2[to] come in (a form/quantity)3for (a duration) up to nowสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7string; strap; band8lineage; affiliation; branch9classifier for rivers and streamsหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pour
Groundwater spurted upward in a stream after heavy rain.
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อยู่ดีyòo deeๆ-น้ำnáamก็gâwพุpúขึ้นkêunจากjàakหลุมทรายlŭm saaiเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeสปริงsà-bpringใต้dtâiพื้นpéun
Suddenly, water shot up from the sand pit as if there were a spring underground.
เขาkǎoตกใจdtòk-jaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnโคลนkloonพุpúขึ้นkʉ̂nเป็นฟองbpen-fɔɔngจากjàakรอยแตกrɔɔi-dtɛ̀ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngดินdin
He was startled to see mud bubbling up from a crack in the ground.
แรงดันrɛɛng-danทำให้tam-hâiน้ำพุร้อนnáam-pú-rɔ́ɔnพุpúสูงsǔungเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàราวกับraao-gàpหายใจhǎai-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-din
Pressure made the hot spring surge upward rhythmically, like the earth’s breath.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pú
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 class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |