ภมร

pá-mɔɔn

Meanings

1NounC1

bee (poetic; often carpenter bee)

a bee, in literary or poetic usage; often refers to the large carpenter bee

Examples

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2NounC2

suitor/lover (poetic, figurative)

a poetic metaphor for a man or admirer who courts someone, likened to a bee hovering around a flower

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ภมร said พะ-มอน?

pá-mɔɔn

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

pá

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——