พุ่ม
pûmMeanings
1NounA2
bush; shrub
A low, woody plant with multiple stems; a bush or shrub.
Examples
หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพุ่มpûmพุ่มpûm1bush; shrub2cluster; tuft; bunch3ceremonial floral cone4[classifier] clumps/tuftsดอกกุหลาบdòk gù-làapดอกกุหลาบdòk gù-làaprose (flower)เตี้ยdtîiaเตี้ยdtîia1short (height)2low (objects/structures)ๆ-
In front of the house there are low rose bushes.
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The kids hid behind the roadside bushes.
He trims the shrubs neatly every week.
สวนsǔuanนี้níiปลูกbplùukพุ่มpûmหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamแนวรั้วnɛɛo-rúuaธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
This garden grows various shrubs to create a natural fence.
2NounB1
cluster; tuft; bunch
A rounded cluster or mass resembling a bush, such as a bunch of flowers, leaves, or decorations.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular aboutพุ่มpûmพุ่มpûm1bush; shrub2cluster; tuft; bunch3ceremonial floral cone4[classifier] clumps/tuftsดอกกุหลาบdɔ̀ɔk-gù-làapดอกกุหลาบdɔ̀ɔk-gù-làaprose (flower)สีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-coloredไปให้bpai-hâiไปให้bpai-hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthday
She carried a rounded bunch of red roses to her mother on her birthday.
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บนbonโต๊ะdtóมีmiiพุ่มpûmใบไม้bai-máaiสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoจัดวางjàt-waangอยู่yùuตรงกลางdtrong-glaangดูduuสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnมากmâak
On the table, there is a rounded cluster of green leaves placed in the center, looking very refreshing.
ช่างchângตกแต่งdtòk dtàengทำtamพุ่มpûmริบบิ้นríp-bînกลมglomๆ-ติดตามdtìt dtaamมุมmumห้องhôngเพิ่มpêrmบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangให้hâiนุ่มนวลnûm nuan
The decorator made rounded clusters of ribbons and attached them to the room’s corners, softening the party’s atmosphere.
เธอtəəจัดjàtพุ่มpûmดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nเป็นช่อbpen-chɔ̂ɔกลมglomเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangมิติmí-dtìและlɛ́ความสมดุลkwaam-sǒm-dunให้กับhâi-gàpเวทีwee-tii
She arranged the flowers into a dense, rounded cluster to create dimension and balance for the stage.
3NounB2
ceremonial floral cone
A cone-shaped floral arrangement used in Thai ceremonies and offerings (e.g., พุ่มเงิน พุ่มทอง).
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)บวงสรวงbuuang-sǔuangบวงสรวงbuuang-sǔuang1[to] make ritual offerings to deities or spirits2ritual offering ceremony; propitiatory riteวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderพุ่มpûmพุ่มpûm1bush; shrub2cluster; tuft; bunch3ceremonial floral cone4[classifier] clumps/tuftsเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พุ่มpûmพุ่มpûm1bush; shrub2cluster; tuft; bunch3ceremonial floral cone4[classifier] clumps/tuftsทองtɔɔngทองtɔɔng1gold (metal; color)2gold items; gold jewelryตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiapเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiap1orderly; tidy; well-organized2disciplined; well-behaved
For today’s offering ceremony, cone-shaped silver and gold floral arrangements are neatly placed in front of the shrine.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛสั่งsàngพานpaanกับgàpพุ่มpûmทรงsongกรวยgruuaiมาmaaถวายtà-wǎaiในnaiพิธีเปิดงานpí-tii-bpə̀ət-ngaanวัดwát
Mom ordered trays and cone-shaped floral arrangements to offer at the temple’s opening ceremony.
ผู้pûuจัดพิธีjàt-pí-tiiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakพุ่มpûmที่tîiประดับbprà-dàpดอกไม้สดdɔ̀ɔk-máai-sòtและlɛ́ธนบัตรtá-ná-bàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความมั่งคั่งkwaam-mâng-kângตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiamไทยtai
The ceremony organizer chose cone-shaped arrangements decorated with fresh flowers and banknotes to symbolize prosperity according to Thai tradition.
ในnaiงานngaanไหว้ครูwâi-kruuนักเรียนnák-riianถือtʉ̌ʉพุ่มpûmไหว้ครูwâi-kruuทรงsongสูงsǔungคู่กับkûu-gàpพานpaanดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiตามแบบแผนdtaam-bɛ̀ɛp-pɛ̌ɛnที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riianกำหนดgam-nòt
At the Wai Khru ceremony, students carry tall cone-shaped offerings along with flower trays, following the school’s prescribed tradition.
4ClassifierB2
[classifier] clumps/tufts
A classifier for clumps or tufts of plants, flowers, leaves, or similar clustered items.
Examples
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatดอกหญ้าdɔ̀ɔk-yâaดอกหญ้าdɔ̀ɔk-yâa1grass flower2wildflower; weed flowerชนิดchá-nítชนิดchá-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นับเป็นnáp-bpenนับเป็นnáp-bpen[to] count as; be considered (as)พุ่มpûmพุ่มpûm1bush; shrub2cluster; tuft; bunch3ceremonial floral cone4[classifier] clumps/tuftsเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesแพ็คpɛ́kแพ็คpɛ́k1[to] pack2pack; package; bundle; setให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendพุ่มpûmพุ่มpûm1bush; shrub2cluster; tuft; bunch3ceremonial floral cone4[classifier] clumps/tufts
The vendor said this type of grass is counted by clumps; when packing for customers, the price is per clump.
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ช่อดอกไม้chɔ̂ɔ-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiที่เก็บtîi-gèpมาmaaมีmiiสามsǎamพุ่มpûmเราraoแบ่งbɛ̀ngกันganคนละkon-láพุ่มpûmพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The bunches of flowers we gathered are three clumps; we can split one clump each.
คนสวนkon-sǔuanจดบันทึกjòt-ban-tʉ́kว่าwâaแปลงbplɛɛngนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngปลูกbplùukหญ้าyâaเป็นbpenพุ่มpûmละláเท่าไรtâo-raiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคุมkumความหนาแน่นkwaam-nǎa-nɛ̂nให้hâiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
The gardener noted how many tufts per clump should be planted in this plot to maintain consistent density.
เวลาway-laaเลือกซื้อlêuuak séuดอกหญ้าdòk yâaแห้งhâengเขาkăoจัดเป็นjàt bpenพุ่มpûmๆ-ผูกpòokเชือกchûueakไว้wáiลูกค้าlûuk-káaจึงjeungเทียบขนาดtîiap kà-nàatและláeต่อรองราคาdtòr rong raa-kaaต่อdtòพุ่มpûmได้dâiง่ายngâai
When buying dried grasses, they are bundled into clumps and tied with string, so customers can compare sizes and bargain per clump easily.
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
pûm
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 | — | — |