พูนดิน
puun-dinMeaning
1Verb
[to] mound up soil
To pile soil into a mound or ridge, for example around plants or to form an embankment.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesพูนดินpuun-dinพูนดินpuun-din[to] mound up soilรอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyโคนkoonโคนkoonbase; bottom part; thick endต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ข้าวโพดkâao-pôotข้าวโพดkâao-pôotcorn; maize
Dad is mounding soil around the bases of the corn plants.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakต้นdtônมันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngโตขึ้นdtoo-kʉ̂nเราraoก็gɔ̂พูนดินpuun-dinรอบrɔ̂ɔpโคนkoonต้นdtônเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiหัวhǔuaโดนdoonแสงsɛ̌ɛng
After the potato plants grew taller, we mounded soil around their bases to keep the tubers out of the light.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganพูนดินpuun-dinเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoยาวyaaoริมคลองrim-klɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกั้นgânน้ำnáamไม่ให้mâi-hâiไหลlǎiเข้าkâoสวนsǔuan
The villagers worked together to pile soil into a long ridge along the canal to keep water from flowing into the orchards.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiนี้níiมีmiiน้ำขังnáam-kǎngง่ายngâaiเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnจึงjʉngพูนดินpuun-dinเป็นbpenโคกkôokก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปลูกbplùukไม้ผลmáai-pǒnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรากrâakอยู่yùuสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náam
Because this area is prone to waterlogging, farmers mound the soil before planting fruit trees so that the roots stay above the water level.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
puun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พูนpuunพูนpuun1heaped; mounded; brimful2[to] heap up; pile up3[to] increase; accumulateheaped; mounded; brimfulPart 1
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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 2
พูนดินpuun-dinพูนดินpuun-din[to] mound up soil[to] mound up soilWord