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pooMeanings
1NounA2
given name/nickname; place name
a personal given name or nickname, or sometimes a place name; also a short form of words like Pho (e.g., from Pho/Phothi)
Examples
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Where have you been, P'Pho?
Pho is coming to my house this evening.
ฉันchǎnโทรหาtoo-hǎaโพpooแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoไม่mâiรับสายráp-sǎaiสงสัยsǒng-sǎiจะjàยังyangไม่mâiตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn
I already called Pho, but he didn't answer the phone. I guess he isn't awake yet.
2NounB1
bodhi tree
the bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa), a sacred fig in Buddhism believed to be the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment
Examples
ชาวพุทธchaao-pútชาวพุทธchaao-púta Buddhist; follower of Buddhismไปไหว้bpai-wâiไปไหว้bpai-wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offeringsต้นโพdtôn-pooต้นโพdtôn-pooBodhi treeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
Buddhists go to pay respect to the bodhi tree at the temple.
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He believes that the Buddha attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree.
ต้นโพdtôn-pooต้นdtônนั้นnánมีอายุmii-aa-yúกว่าgwàaร้อยปีrɔ́ɔi-bpiiและlɛ́เป็นbpenที่เคารพtîi-kao-rópของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
That bodhi tree is over a hundred years old and is respected by the villagers.
การปลูกgaan bplòokต้นโพdtôn pohในnaiบริเวณวัดbo-rí-wayn wátถือเป็นtĕu bpenการสร้างgaan sâangบุญกุศลbun gù-sŏnอันanยิ่งใหญ่yîng yàiเพราะpráwเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákแห่งhàengการตรัสรู้gaan dtràt-rúuของkŏngพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâo
Planting a bodhi tree on temple grounds is considered a great act of merit-making because it symbolizes the enlightenment of the Buddha.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
poo
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 | — | — |