ลำพูน
lam-puunMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Lamphun (province)
a province in northern Thailand
Examples
ลำพูนlam-puunลำพูนlam-puun1Lamphun (province)2Lamphun (city)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovinceทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiThailand
Lamphun is a province in northern Thailand.
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ปีหน้าbpii-nâaฉันchǎnจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoลำพูนlam-puunเพราะprɔ́อยากรู้yàak-rúuจักjàkจังหวัดjang-wàtทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉaมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Next year I will travel to Lamphun because I want to get to know northern provinces more.
Yesterday the teacher told us the history of Lamphun Province.
จังหวัดลำพูนjang-wàt-lam-puunมีmiiขนาดkà-nàatไม่mâiใหญ่yàiและlɛ́ตั้งdtângอยู่ติดกับyùu-dtìt-gàpเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiในnaiภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtai
Lamphun Province is not large and is located next to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
2Proper nounA2
Lamphun (city)
the capital city of Lamphun Province in northern Thailand
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyลำพูนlam-puunลำพูนlam-puun1Lamphun (province)2Lamphun (city)
Tomorrow I will go to Lamphun.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnแวะwɛ́ลำพูนlam-puunก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài
Last year I stopped by Lamphun before heading up to Chiang Mai.
ทริปtrípหน้าnâaเราraoอยากyàakนอนค้างnɔɔn-káangที่tîiลำพูนlam-puunสักsàkคืนkʉʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเดินเล่นdəən-lênรอบrɔ̂ɔpเมืองmʉʉang
On the next trip we want to stay overnight in Lamphun to stroll around the city.
ถ้าtâaไปbpaiลำพูนlam-puunช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháaoจะjàได้เห็นdâai-hěnบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเมืองเก่าmʉʉang-gàoเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpและlɛ́ผู้คนpûu-konออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทำบุญtam-bun
If you go to Lamphun in the morning, you’ll see the quiet old-town atmosphere and people going out to make merit.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลำพูน said ลัม-พูน?
lam-puun
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lam
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
ลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull (of a boat)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsPart 1
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พูนpuunพูนpuun1heaped; mounded; brimful2[to] heap up; pile up3[to] increase; accumulateheaped; mounded; brimfulPart 2
ลำพูนlam-puunลำพูนlam-puunLamphun (province)Lamphun (province)Word