ปุ้ง
bpûngMeaning
1InterjectionB1
bang; pop
a loud explosive sound, such as a gunshot, a firecracker, or a popping noise
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneประทัดbprà-tátประทัดbprà-tátfirecrackerดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeปุ้งbpûngปุ้งbpûngbang; popมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
I was very startled when I heard a firecracker go off with a loud 'pung' from the front of the house.
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The children screamed when the balloon popped with a loud 'pung' sound.
เสียงsǐiangพลุplúดังdangปุ้งbpûngสนั่นsà-nànท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaเที่ยงคืนtîiang-kʉʉnตรงdtrong
The firework went off with a loud 'pung' echoing through the sky right at midnight.
เขาkăoเป่าbpàoถุงพลาสติกtŭng pláat-dtìkจนjonพองpongแล้วláeoตบdtòpให้hâiแตกdtàekเสียงดังsĭiang dangปุ้งbpûngเพื่อpêuuaแกล้งglâengเพื่อนpêuuan
He blew up a plastic bag and popped it with a loud 'pung' to tease his friend.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpûng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |