อุบล
ù-bonMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Ubon (province)
a short name for Ubon Ratchathani, a province in the northeast of Thailand.
Examples
วันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaolong holiday; long weekendนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitอุบลù-bonอุบลù-bon1Ubon (province)2lotus; water lily
This long weekend, my family will drive to Ubon for a trip.
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เพื่อนpêuuanฉันchănเป็นbpenคนkonอุบลù-bonเขาkăoบอกว่าbòk wâaที่นั่นtêe nânมีmeeวัดwátสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiเยอะมากyér mâak
My friend is from Ubon. He said there are a lot of beautiful temples there.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunไปbpaiอุบลù-bonต้องdtôngไปดูbpai dooสามพันโบกsăam pan bòhkให้ได้hâi dâiนะnáสวยsŭuaiเหมือนmĕuuanแกรgraeนด์แคนkaenยอyoนnเลยloie
If you go to Ubon, you must see Sam Phan Bok. It's beautiful, just like the Grand Canyon.
อุบลù-bonเป็นbpenจังหวัดชายแดนjang-wàt-chaai-dɛɛnที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีmiiจุดผ่านแดนjùt-pàan-dɛɛnถาวรtǎa-wɔɔnเชื่อมต่อchʉ̂ʉam-dtɔ̀ɔไปยังbpai-yangประเทศลาวbprà-têet-laao
Ubon is an important border province with permanent checkpoints connecting to Laos.
2NounB2
lotus; water lily
a lotus or a water lily, often used in a formal or literary context.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สระน้ำsà-náamสระน้ำsà-náam1pond; pool (small body of water)2swimming poolหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)อุบลù-bonอุบลù-bon1Ubon (province)2lotus; water lilyบานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)สะพรั่งสวยงามsà-prâng-sǔuai-ngaamสะพรั่งสวยงามsà-prâng-sǔuai-ngaamabundantly beautiful; profusely in bloom
In the pond in front of his house, lotuses are blooming beautifully.
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ชาวพุทธchaao-pútนิยมní-yomนำnamดอกdɔ̀ɔkอุบลù-bonไปbpaiถวายtà-wǎaiพระpráในnaiวันสำคัญwan-sǎm-kanทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎa
Buddhists often bring lotuses to offer to monks on important religious days.
ภาพวาดpâap wâatโบราณboh-raanชิ้นนี้chín néeแสดงsà-daengภาพpâapนางnaangกินรีgin-ná-reeที่têeกำลังgam-langชื่นชมchêun chomความงามkwaam ngaamของkŏngดอกdòkอุบลù-bonในnaiสระsàอaโนnohดาdaaตt
This ancient painting depicts a Kinnari admiring the beauty of lotuses in the Anodat pond.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngสตรีsà-dtriiสูงศักดิ์sǔung-sàkกับgàpดอกdɔ̀ɔkอุบลù-bonที่tîiบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtและlɛ́สง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaam
Thai literature often compares the beauty of a noblewoman to a pure and elegant lotus.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |