ภุมริน

pum-má-rin

Meaning

1NounC2

carpenter bee (literary)

A literary or poetic term for a carpenter bee, a large bee that typically nests in wood.

Examples

ภุมรินpum-má-rinภุมรินpum-má-rincarpenter bee (literary)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)บินวนbin-wonบินวนbin-won[to] circle in the air; [to] fly in a circleอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúuafence; railing; barrierก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)มุดmútมุดmút1[to] duck under; squeeze through2[to] burrow into; crawl into3[to] weave through traffic; squeeze through (colloq.)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]รูruuรูruu1hole; opening2burrow; animal hole3orifice; bodily openingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เจาะjɔ̀เจาะjɔ̀1[to] drill; bore2[to] pierce; puncture3[to] tap; extract by boring4[to] probe; delve (figurative)5[to] penetrate; gain access to [sth] (figurative)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máai1wood; timber (material)2woody tissue (xylem) [scientific]
A large carpenter bee circled beside the fence before slipping into the hole it had bored into the wood.
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Tones

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Why is ภุมริน said พุม-มะ-ริน?

pum-má-rin

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

pum

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