ปึ่ง
bpʉ̀ngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
haughty; aloof; standoffish
acting haughty, aloof, or standoffish toward others
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)พูดขัดpûut-kàtพูดขัดpûut-kàt1[to] interrupt [sb]; [to] cut in2[to] contradict [sb]; [to] speak againstใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำหน้าtam-nâaทำหน้าtam-nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneปึ่งbpʉ̀ngปึ่งbpʉ̀nghaughty; aloof; standoffishใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as I disagreed with him, he immediately gave me a sulky look.
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วันนี้wan-níiเธอtəəเป็นอะไรbpen-à-raiทำไมtam-maiถึงtʉ̌ngทำท่าtam-tâaปึ่งbpʉ̀ngไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmคุยkuiกับgàpใครkraiเลยləəi
What's wrong with you today? Why are you acting so standoffish and not talking to anyone?
แฟนfɛɛnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoนั่งnângปึ่งbpʉ̀ngมาmaaตลอดทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-taangเพราะprɔ́โกรธgròotที่tîiเขาkǎoมาmaaตามนัดdtaam-nátสายsǎai
His girlfriend sat looking sulky the whole way because she was angry that he arrived late for their date.
อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua dtàeทำหน้าtam nâaปึ่งbpèungอยู่yòoเลยloieมีอะไรmee à-raiไม่พอใจmâi por jaiก็gâwพูดpôotกันganตรงๆdtrong dtrongดีกว่าdee gwàa
Don't just keep acting sulky; if you're unhappy about something, it's better to talk about it directly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpʉ̀ng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |