ปลั่ง
bplàng
Meanings
1NounB2
glossy; lustrous; gleaming
shiny or lustrous in appearance, often of polished surfaces, hair, or skin (e.g., เงาปลั่ง); also seen in the compound เปล่งปลั่งเปล่งปลั่งbplèng bplàng1radiant; glowing (healthy)2lustrous; gleaming ‘radiant’.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)ขัดพื้นkàt péunขัดพื้นkàt péun[to] scrub the floorหินอ่อนhĭn ònหินอ่อนhĭn ònmarble (stone)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเงาngaoเงาngao1shadow2reflection; image3shade; dimness; darkness4silhouette; outline5trace; hint6follower; doubleปลั่งbplàngปลั่งbplàng1glossy; lustrous; gleaming2plump; well-roundedสะท้อนแสงsà-tón săengสะท้อนแสงsà-tón săeng1[to] reflect light2reflective (of light)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)
The technician polished the marble floor until it was lustrously shiny, reflecting the lights.
2NounB2
plump; well-rounded
full and well-rounded in a healthy way, especially of cheeks or body.
Examples
เด็กทารกdèk taa-rókเด็กทารกdèk taa-rókinfant; babyคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)ยุ้ยปลั่งyúi-plàngน่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2[!] pity; what a shameหยิกyìkหยิกyìk1curly; tightly curled (hair/fur)2crinkled; puckered; not smooth (fabric/surface)3[to] pinch [sb/sth]มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
That baby has such full, well-rounded cheeks; they're so pinchable.