ภูคา
puu-kaaMeaning
1Proper nounB2
Phu Kha (mountain; national park in Nan, Thailand)
Phu Kha; Doi Phu Kha, a mountain and its surrounding national park in Nan Province, northern Thailand.
Examples
ปิดเทอมbpìt-təəmปิดเทอมbpìt-təəm1school break; vacation2[to be] on break; between termsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเที่ยวbpai-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 visitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดอยภูคาdɔɔi-puu-kaaดอยภูคาdɔɔi-puu-kaaDoi Phu Khaจังหวัดน่านjang-wàt-nâanจังหวัดน่านjang-wàt-nâanNan Province (Northern Thailand)
This school break, my family is going on a trip to Doi Phu Kha in Nan province.
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ที่tîiอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatภูคาpuu-kaaเราraoได้เห็นdâai-hěnต้นdtônชมพูภูคาchom-puu-puu-kaaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiหายากhǎa-yâak
At Phu Kha National Park, we saw the Chomphu Phu Kha tree, which is a rare flower.
การเดินป่าgaan-dəən-bpàaขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiบนbonยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔiภูคาpuu-kaaนั้นnánค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangท้าทายtáa-taaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุ้มค่าkúm-kâaมากmâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้เห็นdâai-hěnทะเลหมอกtá-lee-mɔ̀ɔkยามเช้าyaam-cháaoที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaam
Trekking to the summit of Doi Phu Kha is quite challenging, but it's very rewarding when you get to see the beautiful sea of mist in the morning.
อุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatภูคาpuu-kaaไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanในด้านnai-dâanการท่องเที่ยวgaan-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetป่าดิบเขาbpàa-dìp-kǎoที่tîiอุดมสมบูรณ์ù-dom-sǒm-buunที่สุดtîi-sùtแห่งhɛ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai
Phu Kha National Park is not only important for tourism but is also one of Thailand's richest hill evergreen forest ecosystems.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ภูpuuภูpuumountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)mountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)Part 1
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คาkaaคาkaa1[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodged2left stuck; left pending[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodgedPart 2
ภูคาpuu-kaaภูคาpuu-kaaPhu Kha (mountain; national park in Nan, Thailand)Phu Kha (mountain; national park in Nan, Thailand)Word