ภพก่อน
póp-gɔ̀ɔnMeaning
1NounB1
past life
a past life; a previous existence in the context of reincarnation.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ภพก่อนpóp-gɔ̀ɔnภพก่อนpóp-gɔ̀ɔnpast lifeไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Do you believe in past lives?
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ในnaiหนังnǎngพระเอกprá-èekสามารถsǎa-mâatระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoในnaiภพก่อนpóp-gɔ̀ɔnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoได้dâai
In the movie, the main character can remember events from his past life.
เธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpเขาkǎoอย่างน่าประหลาดใจyàang-nâa-bprà-làat-jaiเหมือนเคยmʉ̌ʉan-kəəiรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛภพก่อนpóp-gɔ̀ɔn
She feels a strange bond with him, as if they had known each other from a past life.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaทางtaangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaกรรมgamที่ทำtêe tamในnaiภพก่อนpóp gònสามารถsăa-mâatส่งผลsòng pŏnมาmaaถึงชีวิตtěung chee-wítในnaiภพpópปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banได้dâi
According to Buddhist beliefs, karma created in a past life can affect one's life in the present.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภพก่อน said พบ-ก่อน?
póp-gɔ̀ɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -พ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
póp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ภพpópภพpóp1realm; plane of existence2existence; lifetime in the cycle of rebirth3(Buddhism) becoming; existencerealm; plane of existencePart 1
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerbefore; earlier; previously; firstPart 2
ภพก่อนpóp-gɔ̀ɔnภพก่อนpóp-gɔ̀ɔnpast lifepast lifeWord