ปล้น
bplônMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery
To take money or property from [sb] or [a place] by force or threat; to commit robbery.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunderร้านทองráan-tɔɔngร้านทองráan-tɔɔnggold shopตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; correspondingตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Last night someone robbed the gold shop at the market.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatจับjàpผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaที่tîiปล้นbplônธนาคารtá-naa-kaanได้dâaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakไล่ตามlâi-dtaamไม่นานmâi-naan
The police caught the suspect who robbed the bank after a short chase.
เขาkǎoเล่าlâoว่าwâaถูกtùukคนร้ายkon-ráaiข่มขู่kòm-kùuและlɛ́ปล้นbplônเงินngənกลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀kหน้าnâaคอนโดkɔɔn-doo
He said he was threatened and robbed of his money late at night in front of his condo.
แก๊งgɛ́ngใช้cháiปืนbpʉʉnปลอมbplɔɔmปล้นbplônร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉแต่dtɛ̀ɛถูกtùukกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtบันทึกban-tʉ́kภาพชัดเจนpâap-chát-jeen
The gang used fake guns to rob a convenience store, but the CCTV clearly recorded the incident.
2VerbB2
[to] loot; [to] plunder
To take goods by force, especially during riots, war, or disaster; to ransack a place.
Examples
ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waaiความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waai1disorder; chaos; commotion2turmoil; unrest (social/political)กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2[to] group; clusterคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunderร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉconvenience storeหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngin many places
During the chaos, groups of people stormed in and looted several convenience stores.
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ทหารtá-hǎanเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaห้ามhâamปล้นbplônบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiประสบภัยbprà-sòp-paiและlɛ́จะjàดำเนินคดีdam-nəən-ká-diiทันทีtan-tii
The military warned against ransacking homes in the disaster area and will take immediate legal action.
หลังlǎngเกิดgə̀ətไฟไหม้fai-mâiใหญ่yàiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบางส่วนbaang-sùuanฉวยโอกาสchǔuai-oo-gàatปล้นbplônคลังสินค้าklang-sǐn-káaใกล้เคียงglâi-kiiang
After the major fire, some villagers took the opportunity to loot a nearby warehouse.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเสริมกำลังsə̌əm-gam-langป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiผู้pûuก่อgɔ̀ɔจลาจลjà-laa-jonปล้นbplônและlɛ́ทำลายtam-laaiทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
Officials reinforced security to prevent rioters from looting and destroying community property.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bplôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |