ปอก
bpɔ̀ɔkMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] peel; pare; shell
To remove the outer skin, rind, husk, or shell from something such as fruit, vegetables, or eggs.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ปอกbpɔ̀ɔkปอกbpɔ̀ɔk[to] peel; pare; shellกล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
I peel a banana for my child.
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This morning I peeled an apple and cut it into small pieces.
He is peeling potatoes to make soup for dinner.
โปรดbpròotปอกbpɔ̀ɔkเปลือกส้มbplʉ̀ʉak-sômและlɛ́เอาaoเมล็ดmá-létออกɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnใส่sàiลงในlong-naiสลัดsà-làtผลไม้pǒn-lá-máai
Please peel the orange and remove the seeds before adding it to the fruit salad.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpɔ̀ɔk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |