ปง

bpong

Meanings

1NounC1

tall grass; reed

a type of tall grass or reed, typically growing in dense thickets or wetlands

Examples

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2VerbC2

[to] put down; [to] lay down

to put down, lay down, or drop (often used in Northern Thai dialect or as an archaic variant of ปลงปลงbplong1[to] let go; be detached; resign oneself2[to] shave (ritual/ordination)3[to] cremate; carry out funeral rites for)

Examples

พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂nเดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂n[to] walk up [sth]; [to] ascend on footมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔiยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔimountaintop; summitทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerปงbpongปงbpong1tall grass; reed2[to] put down; [to] lay downสัมภาระsǎm-paa-ráสัมภาระsǎm-paa-rá1baggage; luggage2belongings; gearลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolพักเหนื่อยpák-nʉ̀ʉaiพักเหนื่อยpák-nʉ̀ʉai[to] take a rest; take a break
Upon reaching the mountain peak, everyone put their luggage down on the ground to stop and rest.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

bpong

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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