ภมู
pá-muuMeaning
1NounC2
eyebrow (literary)
An eyebrow; a literary term for the strip of hair above an eye.
Examples
นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)ขมวดkà-mùuatขมวดkà-mùuat1[to] twist; coil; tie into a knot2[to] furrow [one’s] brow; puckerภมูpá-muuภมูpá-muueyebrow (literary)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)จดหมายjòt-mǎaiจดหมายjòt-mǎailetter (mail)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaam1message; text2statement; contentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ขัดกับkàt-gàpขัดกับkàt-gàp[to] conflict with [sth]; [to] contradict [sth]สิ่งที่sìng-tîiสิ่งที่sìng-tîithe thing that; whatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)
She furrowed her brows after finishing the letter because its contents contradicted what he had told her.
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นางnaangเลิกlə̂əkภมูpá-muuขึ้นkʉ̂nเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiราวกับraao-gàpจะjàถามtǎamว่าwâaคำสัญญาkam-sǎn-yaaที่tîiเขาkǎoให้ไว้hâi-wáiยังyangมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiอยู่yùuหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
She raised her eyebrows slightly, as though asking whether the promise he had made still meant anything.
ช่างเขียนchâng-kǐianแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmภมูpá-muuของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงyǐngในnaiภาพpâapให้hâiโค้งkóongเรียวriiaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiใบหน้าbai-nâaดูduuอ่อนหวานɔ̀ɔn-wǎanโดยdooiไม่mâiเสียsǐiaความสง่าkwaam-sà-ngàa
The painter gave the woman in the portrait slender, arched eyebrows to soften her face without diminishing its elegance.
แม้mɛ́ɛนางnaangจะjàฝืนfʉ̌ʉnแย้มยิ้มyɛ́ɛm-yímให้hâiแขกkɛ̀ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛภมูpá-muuที่tîiขมวดkà-mùuatมุ่นmûnเพียงpiiangชั่วchûuaแวบwɛ̂ɛpก็gɔ̂เผยpə̌əiความขุ่นเคืองkwaam-kùn-kʉʉangซึ่งsʉ̂ngวาจาwaa-jaaสุภาพsù-pâapมิอาจmí-àatกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glʉ̀ʉanได้dâai
Although she forced a smile for her guest, the fleeting furrow of her brows revealed an irritation that polite words could not conceal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภมู said พะ-มู?
pá-muu
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 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 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 | — | — |