ปอบ
bpɔ̀ɔpMeaning
1NounB2
ghost; evil spirit
a ghost in Thai folklore that enters people's bodies and eats their internal organs.
Examples
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛthe elderly; eldersชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedผีpǐiผีpǐighost; spiritปอบbpɔ̀ɔpปอบbpɔ̀ɔpghost; evil spiritที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2secretly; on the slyมากินmaa-ginมากินmaa-gin[to] come eatไส้sâiไส้sâi1filling (food)2wick (candle, lamp)3intestines; entrails4inner part; core; insert; refillคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
The elderly like to tell stories about a 'pop' ghost that secretly comes to eat people's intestines at night.
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ในnaiหนังผีnǎng-pǐiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaมีmiiปอบbpɔ̀ɔpเข้าสิงkâo-sǐngหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
In this horror movie, the villagers believe a 'pop' ghost has possessed a young woman in the village.
ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangปอบbpɔ̀ɔpในnaiสังคมชนบทsǎng-kom-chon-ná-bòtมักmákถูกtùukใช้cháiอธิบายà-tí-baaiปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanการเจ็บป่วยgaan-jèp-bpùuaiหรือrʉ̌ʉการตายgaan-dtaaiอย่างyàangปริศนาbprìt-sà-nǎa
The belief in 'pop' ghosts in rural society is often used to explain mysterious illnesses or deaths.
นักมานุษยวิทยาnák-maa-nút-sà-yá-wít-tá-yaaวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ว่าwâaตำนานdtam-naanผีpǐiปอบbpɔ̀ɔpอาจàatทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenกลไกgon-gaiควบคุมkûuap-kumทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลงโทษlong-tôotผู้ที่pûu-tîiละเมิดlá-mə̂ətจารีตjaa-rîitของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
Anthropologists analyze that the legend of the 'pop' ghost may function as a social control mechanism to punish those who violate community traditions.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpɔ̀ɔp
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 | — | — |