ภูตน้ำ
pûut-náamMeaning
1NounC1
water spirit; water ghost
a mythical spirit, ghost, or supernatural being that resides in or is associated with water
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoภูตน้ำpûut-náamภูตน้ำpûut-náamwater spirit; water ghostอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchนี้níiนี้níi1this2this one
The villagers believe that a water spirit lives in this river.
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ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiมักจะmák jàเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangภูตน้ำpôot náamเพื่อpêuuaหลอกlòkไม่ให้mâi hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkลงไปlong bpaiเล่นlênในnaiบริเวณbo-rí-waynน้ำลึกnáam léuk
Adults often tell stories about water spirits to scare children away from playing in deep water areas.
ในnaiวรรณกรรมพื้นบ้านwan-ná-gam-pʉ́ʉn-bâanภูตน้ำpûut-náamมักmákถูกtùukวาดภาพwâat-pâapให้hâiเป็นbpenสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng-mii-chii-wítที่tîiคอยkɔɔiปกปักรักษาbpòk-bpàk-rák-sǎaสายน้ำsǎai-náamและlɛ́ลงโทษlong-tôotผู้ที่pûu-tîiทำลายtam-laaiธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
In folkloric literature, water spirits are often depicted as beings that protect waterways and punish those who destroy nature.
พิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamบวงสรวงbuuang-sǔuangภูตน้ำpûut-náamสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความเคารพยำเกรงkwaam-kao-róp-yam-greengที่tîiมนุษย์má-nútในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng-sàk-sìtและlɛ́ธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The ritual of offering sacrifices to water spirits reflects the reverence and awe that ancient humans held toward the power of the sacred and nature.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภูตน้ำ said พูด-น้ำ?
pûut-náam
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ภูตน้ำpûut-náamภูตน้ำpûut-náamwater spirit; water ghostwater spirit; water ghostWord