ปน
bponMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] mix; blend; mingle
To combine substances or elements together; to mingle.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseปนbponปนbpon1[to] mix; blend; mingle2[to] be mixed with; contain traces ofข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ข้าวกล้องkâao-glɔ̂ngข้าวกล้องkâao-glɔ̂ngbrown rice (unpolished rice)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)
Mom mixes white rice with brown rice in the pot.
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ฉันchǎnปนbponน้ำตาลnám-dtaanกับgàpเกลือglʉʉaเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-ganผิดpìtเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngทำใหม่tam-mài
I mixed sugar and salt together by mistake, so I have to do it again.
He mixes two colors to get the shade he wants.
เชฟchépปนbponสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiหลายชนิดlăai chá-nítเข้ากับkâo gàpเนยnoeiเพื่อpêuuaทำtamซอสsótหอมๆhŏm hŏm
The chef combines various herbs with butter to make a fragrant sauce.
2VerbB1
[to] be mixed with; contain traces of
To have some amount of another substance or quality included (often unintentionally or as a nuance).
Examples
น้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmdrinking water (potable)แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàit seems that; it looks likeปนbponปนbpon1[to] mix; blend; mingle2[to] be mixed with; contain traces ofกลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentคลอรีนklɔɔ-riinคลอรีนklɔɔ-riinchlorine (element/disinfectant)เล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amount
This glass of water seems to have a slight chlorine smell mixed in.
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เมล็ดข้าวmá-lét-kâaoสารsǎanถุงtǔngนี้níiปนbponเมล็ดmá-létหินhǐnมาmaaบ้างbâangต้องdtɔ̂ngคัดkátก่อนgɔ̀ɔnหุงhǔng
This bag of rice has some small stones mixed in; we need to sort them out before cooking.
เสียงประกาศsǐiang-bprà-gàatนี้níiมีmiiสัญญาณรบกวนsǎn-yaan-róp-guuanปนbponอยู่yùuจนjonฟังไม่ชัดfang-mâi-chát
This announcement has some interference mixed in, making it hard to hear clearly.
รายงานraai-ngaanมีmiiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunเก่าgàoปนbponอยู่yùuกับgàpข้อมูลล่าสุดkɔ̂ɔ-muun-lâa-sùtทำให้tam-hâiตีความผิดdtii-kwaam-pìtได้dâaiง่ายngâai
The report contains old data mixed in with the latest information, which can easily lead to misinterpretation.
รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูduuอบอุ่นòp-ùnปนbponเศร้าsâoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีอะไรmii-à-raiค้างคาใจkáang-kaa-jai
His smile felt warm tinged with sadness, as if something was unresolved.
คำขอบคุณkam-kɔ̀ɔp-kunของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəฟังดูfang-duuจริงใจjing-jaiปนbponเกรงใจgreeng-jaiทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnไม่mâiกล้าglâaรบกวนróp-guuanต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
Her thanks sounded sincere with a hint of reluctance, making me hesitant to trouble her further.
เสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́ในnaiงานศพngaan-sòpนั้นnánขำkǎmปนbponขมขื่นkǒm-kʉ̀ʉnเป็นbpenการgaanปลอบใจbplɔ̀ɔp-jaiกันganท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความสูญเสียkwaam-sǔun-sǐia
The laughter at the funeral was funny tinged with bitterness, a way to comfort each other amid loss.
คำชมkam-chomนั้นnánหอมหวานhɔ̌ɔm-wǎanปนbponประชดbprà-chótทำเอาtam-aoคนฟังkon-fangทั้งtángดีใจdii-jaiและlɛ́ลังเลlang-leeว่าwâaจะjàเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaดีdiiไหมmǎi
The compliment was sweet with a hint of sarcasm, leaving the listener happy yet unsure whether to believe it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpon
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 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 | — | — |