อัมพุท
am-pútMeaning
1NounC2
cloud (literary)
A literary term for a cloud.
Examples
อัมพุทam-pútอัมพุทam-pútcloud (literary)สีเทาsǐi-taoสีเทาsǐi-tao1gray/grey (color)2gray/grey; gray-colored3gray area; semi-legalปกคลุมbpòk-klumปกคลุมbpòk-klum[to] cover; envelop; blanketท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแสงอาทิตย์sɛ̌ɛng-aa-títแสงอาทิตย์sɛ̌ɛng-aa-títsunlight; sunshineส่องsɔ̀ɔngส่องsɔ̀ɔng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] shoot (informal)ลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔi1only a little2slight; small in amount
Gray clouds covered the sky, allowing only a little sunlight to filter through.
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สายลมsăai lomค่อยkôiๆ-พัดpátอัมพุทam-pútให้hâiคล้อยklóiพ้นpónยอดเขาyôt kăoเผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnแสงsăengแรกrâekของkŏngอรุณà-runที่têeทอดtôtลงบนlong bonผืนป่าpĕun bpàa
The breeze gently carried the clouds beyond the mountain peaks, revealing the first light of dawn spreading over the forest.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอัมพุทam-pútตั้งเค้าdtâng-káoทะมึนtá-mʉnอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉaทุ่งtûngชาวนาchaao-naaก็gɔ̂เงยหน้าngəəi-nâaมองmɔɔngฟ้าfáaด้วยdûuaiความหวังkwaam-wǎngว่าwâaฝนfǒnจะjàคลายklaaiความแห้งแล้งkwaam-hɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngที่tîiยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉan
As dark clouds gathered above the fields, the farmers looked skyward, hoping the rain would ease the drought that had lasted for months.
ครั้นkránอัมพุทam-pútคล้อยklɔ́ɔiพ้นpónแนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎoแสงอุษาsɛ̌ɛng-ù-sǎaก็gɔ̂สาดsàatไล้láiยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-diiเก่าgàoราวraaoจะjàปลุกbplùkเมืองmʉʉangที่tîiยังyangจมjomอยู่ในyùu-naiห้วงhûuangนิทราnít-traaให้hâiตื่นขึ้นdtʉ̀ʉn-kʉ̂nอีกคราìik-kraa
As the clouds drifted beyond the mountain ridge, dawn's light caressed the old stupa's spire, as though awakening the slumbering town once more.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
am
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |