ภูวญาณ

puu-wá-yaan

Meaning

1NounC2

royal wisdom; monarch’s profound insight

A royal/literary term referring to the profound wisdom or intuitive insight of a monarch.

Examples

นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatนักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-dtì-sàathistorianกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungกล่าวถึงglàao tĕung[to] mention; refer to; talk about; discussพระราชตำนานprá-râat-chá-dtam-naanพระราชตำนานprá-râat-chá-dtam-naanroyal chronicle; royal legend; king’s loreที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยกย่องyók yôngยกย่องyók yông1[to] praise; honor; commend2praise; honorพระองค์prá ongพระองค์prá ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)ภูวญาณpoo-wá-yaanภูวญาณpoo-wá-yaanroyal wisdom; monarch’s profound insightรอบคอบrôp kôpรอบคอบrôp kôpcareful; thoroughในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การตัดสินพระทัยgaan dtàt-sĭn prá-taiการตัดสินพระทัยgaan dtàt-sĭn prá-taidecision (royal)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)บ้านเมืองbâan meuuangบ้านเมืองbâan meuuangcountry; nation; the state; society
Historians refer to royal chronicles that praise the monarch for possessing prudent royal insight in state decisions.
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Tones

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Why is ภูวญาณ said พู-วะ-ยาน?

puu-wá-yaan

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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