โพยม
pá-yoomMeaning
1NounC1
sky; air (poetic)
the sky or the air, often used in a poetic or literary context.
Examples
ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นกนางแอ่นnók-naang-ɛ̀ɛnนกนางแอ่นnók-naang-ɛ̀ɛn1swallow (bird)2swiftlet (loose/colloquial use)โบยบินbooi-binโบยบินbooi-bin[to] fly; soarอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)โพยมpá-yoomโพยมpá-yoomsky; air (poetic)อย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràfreely; independently; autonomously
A flock of swallows is soaring freely in the middle of the sky.
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แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaทำให้tam-hâiมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnหมู่ดาวmùu-daaoพร่างพราวprâang-praaoเต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngโพยมpá-yoom
The moonlight shone down, making the sparkling stars visible across the entire sky.
ในnaiมหากาพย์má-hǎa-gàapเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiทวยเทพtuuai-têepทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiได้dâaiเหาะhɔ̀เหินhə̌ənท่องtɔ̂ɔngไปbpaiในnaiแดนdɛɛnโพยมpá-yoomเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำสงครามtam-sǒng-kraam
In this epic, the gods soared through the realm of the heavens to wage war.
ดวงดาวduuang-daaoนับล้านnáp-láanดวงduuangประดับbprà-dàpผืนpʉ̌ʉnโพยมpá-yoomในnaiยามราตรีyaam-raa-dtriiช่างchângเป็นbpenภาพpâapที่tîiน่าอัศจรรย์nâa-àt-sà-janใจjai
Millions of stars adorn the canvas of the night sky; what an astonishing sight it is.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โพยม said พะ-โยม?
pá-yoom
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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โพยมpá-yoomโพยมpá-yoomsky; air (poetic)sky; air (poetic)Word