ภูมิ

puum

Meanings

1NounB2

land; ground; place; region

land, ground, a place, or a region; also used in compounds such as ภูมิประเทศภูมิประเทศpoom-bprà-têetterrain; topography ‘terrain’

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2NounB2

immunity (colloq.)

immunity or immune protection, used as a shortened form of ภูมิคุ้มกันภูมิคุ้มกันpuum-kúm-gan1immunity (medical)2resilience; protection (figurative)

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3NounC1

level; standing; dignity (formal)

a level, standing, or degree of dignity or distinction

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้รับเชิญdâi-ráp-chəənได้รับเชิญdâi-ráp-chəən[to] be invitedขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เวทีwee-tiiเวทีwee-tii1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring (combat sports)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooภูมิpuumภูมิpuum1land; ground; place; region2immunity (colloq.)3level; standing; dignity (formal)4plane of existence; realmของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiนักวิจัยnák-wí-jairesearcher; research scientist; investigatorรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiรุ่นใหม่rûn-mài1new; newer-generation2new model; new version3the younger generation; new generationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโดดเด่นdòot-dèenโดดเด่นdòot-dèen1outstanding; prominent2striking; eye-catching3[to] stand out; be prominent
He was invited on stage with the distinction of an outstanding young researcher.
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4NounC1

plane of existence; realm

a realm or plane of existence, especially in Buddhist cosmology

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ภูมิ said พูม?

puum

  • Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

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

puum

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——

Word Breakdown

ภูpuuภูpuumountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)mountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)Part 1
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มิmíมิmínot (formal/literary negative)not (formal/literary negative)Part 2
ภูมิpuumภูมิpuumland; ground; place; regionland; ground; place; regionWord