ภู
puuMeaning
1NounB1
mountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)
a mountain or hill; common in place names and literary usage, e.g., ภูเก็ตภูเก็ตpuu-gét1Phuket (province)2Phuket Island; Phuket City, ภูพานภูพานpuu-paan1Phu Phan Mountains2Phu Phan National Park
Examples
หน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎao1winter; the cold season2in winter; during the cold seasonเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitภูพานpuu-paanภูพานpuu-paan1Phu Phan Mountains2Phu Phan National Parkอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yencool weatherและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วิวwiuวิวwiu1view; scenery2view (online count)สวยมากsǔuai-mâakสวยมากsǔuai-mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
In winter we go up to Phu Phan; the weather is cool and the view is beautiful.
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ทริปtrípนี้níiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiแวะwɛ́ภูpuuทับtápเบิกbə̀əkตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuทะเลหมอกtá-lee-mɔ̀ɔkให้hâiทันtan
On this trip we plan to stop at Phu Thap Boek in the morning to catch the sea of mist.
เขาkǎoเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangว่าwâaบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətอยู่yùuแถวtɛ̌ɛoภูเรือpuu-rʉʉaจึงjʉngคุ้นkúnกับgàpเส้นทางsên-taangบนbonภูเขาpuu-kǎo
He told me he is from around Phu Ruea, so he’s familiar with mountain routes.
หลายlăaiพื้นที่púen têeที่têeขึ้นต้นkêun dtônด้วยdûuayคำว่าkam wâaภูpooมักmákเป็นbpenชุมชนchum-chonใกล้glâiภูเขาpoo kăoเช่นchênภูเก็ตpoo-gètและláeภูพานpoo paanซึ่งsêungสะท้อนsà-tónภูมิประเทศpoom-bprà-têetและláeประวัติbprà-wàtท้องถิ่นtóng tìn
Many places beginning with 'Phu' are communities near mountains, such as Phuket and Phu Phan, reflecting local terrain and history.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
puu
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 | — | — |