ภูวดล
puu-wá-donMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Thai male given name
a Thai male given name.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownภูวดลpuu-wá-donภูวดลpuu-wá-don1Thai male given name2the earth; the world (literary)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนใจดีkon-jai-diiคนใจดีkon-jai-diikind person
My friend's name is Phuwadon. He is a kind person.
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คุณkunเห็นhěnภูวดลpuu-wá-donบ้างbâangไหมmǎiครับkrápเขาkǎoควรจะkuuan-jàมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngที่นี่tîi-nîiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaครึ่งkrʉ̂ngชั่วโมงchûua-moongที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo
Have you seen Phuwadon? He was supposed to arrive here half an hour ago.
ภูวดลpuu-wá-donเป็นbpenคนเดียวkon-diiaoในnaiทีมtiimที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaนี้níiได้dâai
Phuwadon is the only person on the team who can solve this problem.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanได้dâaiเสนอชื่อsà-nə̌ə-chʉ̂ʉคุณkunภูวดลpuu-wá-donให้hâiเป็นbpenหัวหน้าแผนกhǔua-nâa-pà-nɛ̀ɛkคนใหม่kon-màiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakผลงานpǒn-ngaanที่tîiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
The committee has nominated Mr. Phuwadon to be the new department head due to his outstanding performance.
2NounC1
the earth; the world (literary)
the earth or the world, used in a poetic or formal context.
Examples
สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsฝนโปรยปรายfǒn-bprooi-bpraaiฝนโปรยปรายfǒn-bprooi-bpraai1drizzle; light rain2[for rain] to fall lightly; [to] drizzleลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underมอบmɔ̂ɔpมอบmɔ̂ɔp1[to] give; present; hand over2[to] assign; entrust; delegate3[to] award; conferชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛto; for [sb] (recipient/beneficiary; formal)ผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)ภูวดลpuu-wá-donภูวดลpuu-wá-don1Thai male given name2the earth; the world (literary)
The rain showers down, giving life to the earth.
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พระมหากรุณาธิคุณprá-má-hăa-gà-rú-naa-tí-kunของkŏngพระองค์prá ongแผ่ไพศาลpàe pai-săanไปทั่วbpai tûuaทั้งtángภูวดลpoo-wá-don
His Majesty's benevolence spread far and wide across the entire world.
แม้mɛ́ɛมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiสั่นสะเทือนsàn-sà-tʉʉanได้dâaiทั้งtángภูวดลpuu-wá-donก็gɔ̂มิอาจmí-àatหนีพ้นnǐi-pónกฎgòtแห่งhɛ̀ngการเกิดgaan-gə̀ətแก่gɛ̀ɛเจ็บjèpตายdtaaiได้dâai
Even with great power that can shake the whole earth, one cannot escape the law of birth, aging, sickness, and death.
ทั่วทั้งtûua-tángภูวดลpuu-wá-donนี้níiหาhǎaมีmiiสตรีsà-dtriiใดdaiงดงามngót-ngaamเทียบเท่าtîiap-tâoนางnaangไม่mâi
Throughout this whole world, there is no woman whose beauty can compare to hers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภูวดล said พู-วะ-ดล?
puu-wá-don
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |