ภูต
pûutMeaning
1NounB1
spirit; ghost
A supernatural being, especially a spirit or ghost.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulภูตpôotภูตpôotspirit; ghostที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]บ้านร้างbâan ráangบ้านร้างbâan ráangabandoned house; deserted houseหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
The children are afraid of the spirit in that abandoned house.
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ตำนานdtam-naanเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛเล่าlâoว่าwâaมีmiiภูตpûutตนdtonหนึ่งnʉ̀ngคอยkɔɔiพิทักษ์ป่าpí-ták-bpàaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi
An old legend tells that a spirit protects this forest.
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaในnaiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiมีmiiภูตpûutหรือrʉ̌ʉรุกขเทวดาสิงสถิตrúk-kà-tee-wá-daa-sǐng-sà-tìtอยู่yùu
People in the old days believed that spirits or tree deities resided in large trees.
นักเขียนnák kĭianพยายามpà-yaa-yaamตีความdtee kwaamเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoของkŏngภูตpôotในnaiมุมมองmum mongทางtaangจิตวิทยาjìt wít-tá-yaaไม่ใช่mâi châiแค่kâeเรื่องrêuuangเหนือธรรมชาติnĕuua tam-má-châat
The author tries to interpret the story of the spirit from a psychological perspective, not just as a supernatural tale.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภูต said พูด?
pûut
- Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûut
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |