โภชน์
pôotMeaning
1NounC1
food; nourishment
food or nourishment; something eaten, mainly used in formal or literary contexts and as a root in words about nutrition or dining
Examples
ในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bunในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bunat a merit-making eventเช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forพากันpaa-ganพากันpaa-gantogether; all; en masseจัดเตรียมjàt-dtriiamจัดเตรียมjàt-dtriiam1[to] prepare; [to] get [sth] ready; [to] arrange (in advance)2[to] provide [sth]; [to] equip [sb/sth] (in preparation)โภชน์pôotโภชน์pôotfood; nourishmentอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)ประณีตbprà-nîitประณีตbprà-nîit1meticulous; exquisite; refined2carefully; meticulouslyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerถวายtà-wǎaiถวายtà-wǎai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)พระภิกษุสงฆ์prá-pík-sù-sǒngพระภิกษุสงฆ์prá-pík-sù-sǒngBuddhist monk(s); the Sangha (formal)
For this morning's merit-making, the villagers prepared exquisite food to offer to the monks.
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กษัตริย์gà-sàtในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมักจะmák-jàพระราชทานprá-râat-chá-taanโภชน์pôotชั้นเลิศchán-lə̂ətให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛเหล่าlàoทหารกล้าtá-hǎan-glâaที่tîiชนะศึกchá-ná-sʉ̀kกลับมาglàp-maa
Kings in ancient times would often bestow excellent food upon brave soldiers who returned victorious from battle.
ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamย่อมyɔ̂mพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaโภชน์pôotว่าwâaเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangสิ่งsìngหล่อเลี้ยงlɔ̀ɔ-líiangสังขารsǎng-kǎanมิใช่mí-châiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเพลิดเพลินkwaam-plə̂ət-pləənหรือrʉ̌ʉลุ่มหลงlûm-lǒng
Practitioners of the Dhamma naturally consider food merely as something to sustain the physical body, not for pleasure or obsession.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiมีmiiการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngโภชน์pôotนานาชนิดnaa-naa-chá-nítที่tîiจัดjàtเรียงรายriiang-raaiอยู่yùuอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang-wí-jìt-ban-jongบนbonโต๊ะdtóเสวยsà-wə̌əi
In the poem, there is a description of various foods arranged with exquisite care on the royal dining table.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โภชน์ said โพด?
pôot
- Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ช is said like ด (t).Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pôot
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |