พุ้น
púnMeanings
1AdverbB2
yonder; over there (Isan, Northern Thai)
Indicating a distant place; over there, yonder, especially in Isan and Northern Thai speech.
Examples
เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainลูกใหญ่lûuk-yàiลูกใหญ่lûuk-yàibig piece/unit (classifier use with ลูก)พุ้นpúnพุ้นpún1yonder; over there (Isan, Northern Thai)2that distant one; those over there (Isan, Northern Thai)ไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
See that big mountain over there? Let's go take pictures.
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ร้านน้ำชาráan-náam-chaaพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanอยู่yùuพุ้นpúnเดินไปdəən-bpaiอีกìikนิดเดียวnít-diiaoก็gɔ̂ถึงtʉ̌ng
The local tea shop is over there; just walk a bit more and you'll get there.
ถ้าtâaฝนfǒnยังyangตกหนักdtòk-nàkแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiฉันchǎnว่าwâaเราraoควรkuuanหลบlòpไปbpaiอยู่yùuศาลาsǎa-laaพักพิงpák-pingพุ้นpúnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔให้hâiฟ้าเปิดfáa-bpə̀ət
If it keeps raining this hard, I think we should take shelter at the pavilion over there and wait for the sky to clear.
ลมทะเลlom-tá-leeพัดpátเย็นสบายyen-sà-baaiมาจากmaa-jàakพุ้นpúnทำให้tam-hâiเสียงคลื่นsǐiang-klʉ̂ʉnดังdangชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂nแม้mɛ́ɛอยู่yùuไกลglai
The sea breeze blowing from over there makes the sound of the waves clearer even from a distance.
2determinerB2
that distant one; those over there (Isan, Northern Thai)
A demonstrative indicating someone or something distant, used independently or after a noun or classifier, not before a noun as in English.
Examples
เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterพุ้นpúnพุ้นpún1yonder; over there (Isan, Northern Thai)2that distant one; those over there (Isan, Northern Thai)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เอื้อมʉ̂ʉamเอื้อมʉ̂ʉam[to] reach (out the arm/hand)ไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ng1less than; not as many as2[to] not reach; not arrive
Pass me that book over there on the shelf; I can’t reach it.
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That toy over there in the corner of the room belongs to my nephew.
That large house over there near the pier belongs to the village headman.
ดูduuเรือrʉʉaพุ้นpúnที่จอดtîi-jɔ̀ɔtริมrimปากอ่าวbpàak-àaoสิsìเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langเตรียมdtriiamออกɔ̀ɔkทะเลtá-lee
Look at that boat over there at the mouth of the bay; they’re getting ready to head out to sea.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pún
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |