บ่พ้อ
bòr pórMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] not meet/find [sb/sth] (Isan/Lao)
(Isan, Lao) To not find, meet, or encounter someone or something. Equivalent to Central Thai ไม่พบไม่พบmâi-póp[to] not find; [to] not be found (mâi phóp) or ไม่เจอไม่เจอmâi-jəə[to] not find [sth/sb] (mâi jooe).
Examples
ข้อยkôiข้อยkôiI; me (Isan/Lao dialect)หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactกุญแจรถgun-jae rótกุญแจรถgun-jae rótcar keyบ่พ้อbòr pórบ่พ้อbòr pór[to] not meet/find [sb/sth] (Isan/Lao)
I can't find my car keys.
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I just went to the market, but I didn't find what I wanted at all.
I went all the way to his house to see him, but I didn't meet him.
ถึงจะtĕung jàลองlongหาhăaเบิ่งbèrngทุกซอกทุกมุมtúk sôk túk mumแล้วláeoข้อยกะkôi gàยังyangบ่พ้อbòr pórเอกสารสำคัญèk-gà-săan săm-kanที่têeเพิ่นpêrnว่าwâaไว้wáiเลยloie
Even though I've tried looking in every nook and cranny, I still haven't found the important document he mentioned.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bòr
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)not; no (Isan/Northern particle)Part 1
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พ้อpɔ́ɔพ้อpɔ́ɔ[to] meet; encounter; come across (dialect)[to] meet; encounter; come across (dialect)Part 2
บ่พ้อbòr pórบ่พ้อbòr pór[to] not meet/find [sb/sth] (Isan/Lao)[to] not meet/find [sb/sth] (Isan/Lao)Word