ปอ(bpo)
Meanings
1Proper nounA2
Por (given name/nickname)
A Thai given name or nickname, typically romanized as Por or Porr; usage depends on the individual.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledปอbpoปอbpo1jute/kenaf (fiber plant)2bast fiber from jute/kenaf3name of Thai letter ป (por pla)4Por (given name/nickname)
This is my friend named Por.
2NounB1
name of Thai letter ป (por pla)
The name of the Thai consonant letter ป, called 'por pla'; sometimes shortened to 'por'.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatอักษรàk-sŏnอักษรàk-sŏn1script; writing system2literature; humanities (field of study)3letter; characterปbpaเรียกว่าrîiak wâaเรียกว่าrîiak wâa1[to] call; name [sb/sth]; refer to as2[to] be called; be known/termed as3you could say; that is to say; effectivelyปอbpoปอbpo1jute/kenaf (fiber plant)2bast fiber from jute/kenaf3name of Thai letter ป (por pla)4Por (given name/nickname)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: fish
The teacher said the letter ป is called por pla.
3NounB2
jute/kenaf (fiber plant)
A bast fiber plant such as jute (Corchorus spp.) or kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus), used to make rope, sacks, and coarse cloth.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ปอbpoปอbpo1jute/kenaf (fiber plant)2bast fiber from jute/kenaf3name of Thai letter ป (por pla)4Por (given name/nickname)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveเชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1string (for tying)2ring rope (boxing)3classifier for ropes/cords4rope; cord; lineและláeและláeand (coordinating)กระสอบgrà-sòpกระสอบgrà-sòp1sack; burlap bag2CL: sack; bagเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเส้นใยsên yaiเส้นใยsên yai1dietary fiber2fiber (biology; technology)3classifier: bundle; length/strand4fiber; filament; textile fiberเหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)ทนทานton taanทนทานton taan1durable; hard-wearing2resistant; tough; sturdy
Villagers grow jute/kenaf to make rope and sacks because the fibers are tough and durable.
4NounB2
bast fiber from jute/kenaf
The coarse natural fiber obtained from the plant’s bark, used for rope, twine, sacks, or matting.
Examples
เชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1string (for tying)2ring rope (boxing)3classifier for ropes/cords4rope; cord; lineที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]มัดmátมัดmát1[to] tie; bind; bundle2bundle; bunch3classifier: bundles/bunches4muscle (anatomy); classifier for musclesกระสอบgrà-sòpกระสอบgrà-sòp1sack; burlap bag2CL: sack; bagนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำจากtam jàakทำจากtam jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ปอbpoปอbpo1jute/kenaf (fiber plant)2bast fiber from jute/kenaf3name of Thai letter ป (por pla)4Por (given name/nickname)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)แข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1healthy; fit2strong; robustและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทนแดดทนฝนton dàet ton fŏnทนแดดทนฝนton dàet ton fŏn1weather-resistant (materials)2sun- and rain-tolerant (plants/living things)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bile
The rope used to tie these sacks is made from jute fiber, so it’s strong and weather-resistant.