พุ่น
pûnMeaning
1AdverbB2
over there; yonder (Isan)
At or toward a place distant from the speaker; over there (Isan).
Examples
ร้านขายยาráan-kǎai-yaaร้านขายยาráan-kǎai-yaapharmacy; drugstore; chemist’s (BrE)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainพุ่นpûnพุ่นpûnover there; yonder (Isan)ข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒn[to] cross the roadแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]อีกหน่อยìik-nɔ̀iอีกหน่อยìik-nɔ̀i1a little more2in a little while; soonกะฮอดgà-hɔ̂ɔtกะฮอดgà-hɔ̂ɔt[to] arrive; [to] reach (Isan/Lao)
The pharmacy is over there. Cross the road and walk a little farther, and you'll reach it.
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Your older brother is waiting under that tree over there. Hurry over to him.
ถ้าtâaอยากได้yàak dâiผักสดpàk sòtราคาraa-kaaถืกtèukให้hâiไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatพุ่นpûnแต่เช้าdtàe cháoเพราะpráwสายsăaiมาmaaแม่ค้าmâe-káaกะgàขายkăaiเeบิดbìtแล้วláeo
If you want cheap, fresh vegetables, go to the market over there early, because the vendors will have sold out by late morning.
เห็นhĕnหลังคาlăng kaaสีแดงsĕe daengอยู่yòoพุ่นpûnบ่bòนั่นล่ะnân lâโรงเรียนrong rianเก่าgàoของkŏngข่อยkòiถึงtĕungสิsìซ่อมsômใหม่màiหลายlăaiเทื่อtêuuaแล้วláeoข่อยกะkôi gàยังyangจำได้jam dâi
Do you see the red roof over there? That's my old school. Even though it has been renovated many times, I still recognize it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |