ยอดภู
yɔ̂ɔt-puuMeaning
1NounB1
mountaintop; summit
the highest point of a mountain; the summit or peak.
Examples
เมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiเมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingยอดภูyɔ̂ɔt-puuยอดภูyɔ̂ɔt-puumountaintop; summitครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
When will we walk to the mountain summit?
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Once we reached the mountain peak, the wind was strong and the air was very cold.
พวกเราpûuak-raoตั้งใจว่าdtâng-jai-wâaจะjàไปดูbpai-duuพระอาทิตย์ขึ้นprá-aa-tít-kʉ̂nที่tîiยอดภูyɔ̂ɔt-puuในnaiตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
We intend to go see the sunrise at the summit in the morning.
การพิชิตgaan pí-chítยอดภูyôt pooที่têeสูงที่สุดsŏong têe sùtในประเทศnai bprà-têtเป็นbpenความฝันkwaam fănของkŏngนักปีนเขาnák bpeen-kăoหลายๆlăai lăaiคนkon
Conquering the highest mountain peak in the country is the dream of many climbers.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yɔ̂ɔt
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
ยอดyɔ̂ɔtยอดyɔ̂ɔt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremosttop; peak; summitPart 1
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ภูpuuภูpuumountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)mountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)Part 2
ยอดภูyɔ̂ɔt-puuยอดภูyɔ̂ɔt-puumountaintop; summitmountaintop; summitWord