ปุ้งๆ
bpûng bpûngMeaning
1InterjectionB1
bang bang; pop pop
the repetitive sound of small explosions, firecrackers, or gunshots
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênตื่นเต้นdtèun dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilledที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7point (classifier for small dots/points)พลุplúพลุplúfirework; flareดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeปุ้งๆbpûng bpûngปุ้งๆbpûng bpûngbang bang; pop popในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fair
The children were excited to hear the repetitive popping sound of fireworks at the temple fair.
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คืนkeunวันwanส่งท้ายปีเก่าsòng táai bpee gàoเราraoจะjàได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangพลุplúดังdangปุ้งๆbpûng bpûngมาจากmaa jàakทั่วทุกสารทิศtûua túk săa-rá-tít
On New Year's Eve, we can hear the repetitive popping sounds of fireworks coming from all directions.
วัยรุ่นwai rûnกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánแต่งdtàengท่อไอเสียtôr ai sĭiaรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót mo-dtêr-saiมาใหม่maa màiขับkàpไปทางไหนbpai taang năiก็gâwมีmeeเสียงดังsĭiang dangปุ้งๆbpûng bpûngตลอดทางdtà-lòt taang
That group of teenagers modified their motorcycle exhausts; wherever they ride, it makes loud repetitive popping sounds along the way.
เครื่องสูบน้ำkrêuuang sòop náamตัวdtuuaนี้néeเก่าgàoมากmâakแล้วláeoเวลาway-laaทำงานtam ngaanจะมีjà meeเสียงดังsĭiang dangปุ้งๆbpûng bpûngออกมาòk maaจากjàakท่อไอเสียtôr ai sĭiaเป็นระยะbpen rá-yá
This water pump is very old; when it operates, there are repetitive popping sounds coming from the exhaust pipe periodically.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปุ้งๆ said ปุ้ง-ปุ้ง?
bpûng bpûng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |