ป่น(bpòn)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] crush to bits; pulverize
to crush, grind, or pound something into very small pieces or powder
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ครกkrókครกkrókmortar (for pounding)ตำพริกdtam príkตำพริกdtam prík[to] pound chiliesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitป่นbpònป่นbpòn1[to] crush to bits; pulverize2crushed; in tiny bits3pon (Isan/Lao-style dip)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แกงgaengแกงgaeng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: types/varieties of curry dishes
Mom uses a mortar to pound the chilies until finely ground before adding them to the curry.
2AdjectiveB2
crushed; in tiny bits
broken, crushed, or ground into very small pieces or powdery form
Examples
คุกกี้kúk-géeคุกกี้kúk-gée1cookie; biscuit2web cookie; browser cookieร่วงหล่นrûang lònร่วงหล่นrûang lòn[to] fall; drop off; shedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofป่นbpònป่นbpòn1[to] crush to bits; pulverize2crushed; in tiny bits3pon (Isan/Lao-style dip)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผงpŏngผงpŏng1powder2dust; fine powderเลอะlóeเลอะlóe1dirty; smeared; messy (stained)2[to] get smeared; [to] become dirty3messy; chaotic (figurative)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
The cookies fell and crumbled into powder all over the table.
3NounB2
pon (Isan/Lao-style dip)
a Northeastern Thai (Isan)/Lao-style pounded dip made from fish, meat, or mushrooms with chili, herbs, and roasted rice; eaten with vegetables or sticky rice
Examples
เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveป่นปลาbpòn bplaaป่นปลาbpòn bplaaspicy ground fish relishทูtooทูtooTu- (two; pair) [prefix]กินกับgin gàpกินกับgin gàp[to] eat with [sth]ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaosticky rice; glutinous rice
This evening Mom made pon with mackerel, eaten with blanched vegetables and sticky rice.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
บดbòtบดbòt1[to] grind; crush; mill2[to] mash; pound into a paste3mashed; ground; minced
- [to] grind; crush; mill
- [to] mash; pound into a paste
- mashed; ground; minced
แหลกlàekแหลกlàek1broken; crushed to pieces2[to] crush [sth] to pieces; pulverize3pounded fine (of food)4ruined; devastated (figurative)
- broken; crushed to pieces
- [to] crush [sth] to pieces; pulverize
- pounded fine (of food)
- ruined; devastated (figurative)
แตกละเอียดdtàek lá-ìiatแตกละเอียดdtàek lá-ìiat[to] break into very small pieces; [to] be finely crushed
[to] break into very small pieces; [to] be finely crushed
ละเอียดlá-ìiatละเอียดlá-ìiat1fine; minute; tiny (texture/particles)2detailed; thorough3refined (opposite of crude)4delicate; sensitive; subtle
- fine; minute; tiny (texture/particles)
- detailed; thorough
- refined (opposite of crude)
- delicate; sensitive; subtle
ตำdtamตำdtam1[to] pound; crush (with mortar/pestle)2[to] bruise; bash; batter3[to be] lowly; of lower rank (lit./archaic)4[to] make som tam–style; pound-mix5[to] pierce; prick; puncture
- [to] pound; crush (with mortar/pestle)
- [to] bruise; bash; batter
- [to be] lowly; of lower rank (lit./archaic)
- [to] make som tam–style; pound-mix
- [to] pierce; prick; puncture