Leader in Thai

“Leader” in Thai is ผู้นำpûu-nam.

ผู้นำ pûu-nam

leader noun

pûu falling
nam mid

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Classifier: คนkon · person, people

Parts: ผู้pûu person, one who นำnam to lead

How to use it

ผู้นำpûu-nam, "one who leads", is a leader: of a country, a community, a team, a family. World leaders are ผู้นำโลกpûu-nam lôok, and leadership as a skill, often asked for in job ads, is ภาวะผู้นำpaa-wá pûu-nam.

The person in charge at work is the หัวหน้าhǔa-nâa, the boss, and a village has an elected headman, the ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâan.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

phunam
pu nam
poo nam
phoo nam

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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