ปอนด์
bpɔɔnMeanings
1NounA2
pound (weight) [lb]
a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, equal to about 0.4536 kilograms (16 ounces)
Examples
กล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondปอนด์bpɔɔnปอนด์bpɔɔn1pound (weight) [lb]2pound sterling (GBP) [£]
This box weighs two pounds.
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I bought one pound of strawberries this morning.
If it weighs five pounds, that's about 2.3 kilograms.
สูตรsùutนี้níiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiใช้cháiไก่gàiครึ่งkrʉ̂ngปอนด์bpɔɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnจะjàเพิ่มpə̂əmเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngปอนด์bpɔɔnเพราะprɔ́คนเยอะkon-yə́
This recipe calls for half a pound of chicken, but I’ll increase it to one pound because there are many people.
2NounA2
pound sterling (GBP) [£]
the basic unit of currency of the United Kingdom and some other territories
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินปอนด์ngən-bpɔɔnเงินปอนด์ngən-bpɔɔnpound sterling (British pound)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]กระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaangกระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaangwallet; coin purse
He has pounds in his wallet.
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The museum entry fee is 12 pounds per person.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiค่าkâaเงินปอนด์ngən-bpɔɔnแข็งkɛ̌ngขึ้นkʉ̂nทำให้tam-hâiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiท่องเที่ยวtɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoในnaiอังกฤษang-grìtสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nตามdtaam
Recently the pound has strengthened, making travel expenses in the UK higher.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปอนด์ said ปอน?
bpɔɔn
- Silent letterด์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
bpɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ด์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |