ภมรา
pá-má-raaMeaning
1NounC1
bee; bumblebee
a bee, bumblebee, or carpenter bee (typically used in literature or poetry)
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ภมราpá-má-raaภมราpá-má-raabee; bumblebeeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiThai literatureแปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsผึ้งpûngผึ้งpûngbeeหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)แมลงภู่má-laeng pôoแมลงภู่má-laeng pôo1carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa)2bumblebee (colloquial/misapplied)
In Thai literature, the word "phamara" translates to a bee or a carpenter bee.
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กวีgà-weeมักmákเปรียบเทียบbprìiap tîiapผู้ชายpôo chaaiที่têeเจ้าชู้jâo chúuว่าwâaคล้ายกับkláai gàpภมราpá-má-raaที่têeบินbinดอมดมdom domดอกไม้dòk máaiไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai
Poets often compare a flirtatious man to a bee that flies around sniffing flowers endlessly.
เสียงsĭiangหมู่mòoภมราpá-má-raaบินbinหึ่งๆhèung-hèungเคล้าkláoคลอkloไปbpaiกับgàpกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmของkŏngมวลmuuanหมู่mòoมาลีmaa-leeในnaiยามอรุณรุ่งyaam à-run rûng
The humming sound of a swarm of bees accompanies the fragrance of myriad flowers at dawn.
เหล่าlàoภมราpá-má-raaต่างdtàangพากันpaa ganบินbinโฉบchòhpไปมาbpai maaเพื่อpêuuaดูดดื่มdòot dèumน้ำหวานnáam wăanจากjàakเกสรgay-sŏnดอกบัวdòk buuaในnaiสระsà
The bees fly back and forth to drink nectar from the lotus pollen in the pond.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภมรา said พม-รา?
pá-má-raa
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
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 | — | — |