ป่น
bpònMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] crush to bits; pulverize
to crush, grind, or pound something into very small pieces or powder
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderครกkrókครกkrókmortar (for pounding)ตำพริกdtam-príkตำพริกdtam-prík[to] pound chiliesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ป่นbpònป่นbpòn1[to] crush to bits; pulverize2crushed; in tiny bits3pon (Isan/Lao-style pounded dip)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่าง
Mom uses a mortar to pound the chilies until finely ground before adding them to the curry.
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He ground the sesame into a fine powder to mix into the dipping sauce.
Roasted rice must be toasted until fragrant and then pounded finely to taste good.
เชฟสั่งchéep-sàngให้hâiป่นbpònถั่วtùuaให้hâiเนียนniianที่สุดtîi-sùtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiซอสsɔ́ɔtมีmiiสัมผัสsǎm-pàtละเอียดlá-ìiatสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
The chef instructed to grind the nuts as smoothly as possible so the sauce would have a uniformly fine texture.
2AdjectiveB2
crushed; in tiny bits
broken, crushed, or ground into very small pieces or powdery form
Examples
คุกกี้kúk-gîiคุกกี้kúk-gîi1cookie; biscuit2web cookie; browser cookieร่วงหล่นrûuang-lònร่วงหล่นrûuang-lòn[to] fall; drop off; shedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofป่นbpònป่นbpòn1[to] crush to bits; pulverize2crushed; in tiny bits3pon (Isan/Lao-style pounded dip)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผงpǒngผงpǒng1powder2dust; fine powderเลอะlə́เลอะlə́1dirty; smeared; messy (stained)2[to] get smeared; [to] become dirtyโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
The cookies fell and crumbled into powder all over the table.
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ใบชาbai-chaaแห้งhɛ̂ɛngถูกtùukบดbòtจนjonป่นละเอียดbpòn-lá-ìiatเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiชงchongแล้วlɛ́ɛoได้รสdâai-rótเข้มkêmและlɛ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The dried tea leaves were ground into a fine powder to brew a stronger and more aromatic tea.
กระดูกgrà-dùukปลาตากแห้งbplaa-dtàak-hɛ̂ɛngถูกtùukตำdtamจนjonป่นbpònเป็นbpenผงpǒngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiโรยrooiเป็นbpenเครื่องปรุงkrʉ̂ʉang-bprungในnaiซุปsúp
Dried fish bones were pounded into powder to be used as a seasoning in soup.
3NounB2
pon (Isan/Lao-style pounded dip)
A Northeastern Thai (Isan) or Lao dip made by pounding fish, meat, or mushrooms with chilies and other seasonings, often eaten with vegetables and sticky rice.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeป่นปลาbpòn-bplaaป่นปลาbpòn-bplaaspicy ground fish relishทูtuuทูtuuTu- (two; pair) [prefix]กินกับgin-gàpกินกับgin-gàp[to] eat with [sth]ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous rice
This evening Mom made pon with mackerel, eaten with blanched vegetables and sticky rice.
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เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiอีสานii-sǎanฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpสั่งsàngป่นbpònเห็ดhètเพราะprɔ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmข้าวคั่วkâao-kûuaและlɛ́สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai
When I go to Isan, I like to order mushroom pon because it’s fragrant with roasted rice and herbs.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiทำtamป่นปลาbpòn-bplaaเนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nรสเผ็ดrót-pètเค็มkemกำลังดีgam-lang-diiเสิร์ฟsə̀əpคู่kûuผักสดpàk-sòtหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nít
This shop makes a thick fish pon with a well-balanced spicy-salty flavor, served with various fresh vegetables.
ป่นbpònเป็นbpenกับgàpแจ่วjɛ̀ɛoแบบbɛ̀ɛpอีสานii-sǎanใช้cháiปลาbplaaหรือrʉ̌ʉเห็ดhètโขลกklòokกับgàpพริกpríkสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiและlɛ́ข้าวคั่วkâao-kûuaกินginจิ้มjîmผักpàkหรือrʉ̌ʉข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiao
Pon is an Isan-style dip made by pounding fish or mushrooms with chili, herbs, and roasted rice, eaten with vegetables or sticky rice.
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
bpòn
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 | — | — |