เผดิม
pà-dəəmMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] begin; [to] commence
to begin, commence, or make a start; used mainly in formal or literary language
Examples
ผู้แต่งpûu-dtɛ̀ngผู้แต่งpûu-dtɛ̀ngauthor; writerเผดิมpà-dəəmเผดิมpà-dəəm[to] begin; [to] commenceเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naaการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naadescription; depictionถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; 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; regardingความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsธรรมชาติtam-má-châatธรรมชาติtam-má-châat1nature; the natural world2natural; inherent3character; dispositionในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามเช้าyaam-cháaoยามเช้าyaam-cháao1morning2in the morning
The author commenced the story by describing the beauty of nature in the morning.
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พระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiเผดิมpà-dəəmขึ้นkʉ̂nด้วยdûuaiการgaanเจริญพระพุทธมนต์jà-rəən-prá-pút-tá-monของkɔ̌ɔngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngเก้าgâaoรูปrûup
The royal ceremony commenced with the chanting of Buddhist mantras by nine monks.
ผู้ก่อตั้งpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-dtângได้dâaiมอบmɔ̂ɔpเงินngənจำนวนหนึ่งjam-nuuan-nʉ̀ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenทุนtunเผดิมpà-dəəmในnaiการจัดตั้งgaan-jàt-dtângมูลนิธิช่วยเหลือmuun-lá-ní-tí-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaเด็กdèkยากไร้yâak-rái
The founder provided a sum of money as the initial capital to commence the establishment of the foundation for underprivileged children.
กวีเอกgà-wii-èekเผดิมpà-dəəmเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoด้วยdûuaiบทประพันธ์bòt-bprà-panที่tîiสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tamและlɛ́ความไม่แน่นอนkwaam-mâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wítมนุษย์má-nút
The master poet commenced the story with a composition reflecting the fundamental truth and uncertainty of human life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เผดิม said ผะ-เดิม?
pà-dəəm
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |