ภูเขา
puu-kǎoMeaning
1NounA1
mountain
a large natural elevation of the earth’s surface, higher and steeper than a hill
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountain
My house is near a mountain.
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We can see snow on the mountain peak.
This weekend I will go hiking on the mountain.
Yesterday we took photos of the sunrise behind the mountain.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ภูpuuภูpuumountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)mountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)Part 1
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ภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainmountainWord