ผงคลี
pǒng-kliiMeaning
1NounC1
dust; fine dust
dust; fine dust; powder (often used in a formal, literary, or religious context)
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผงคลีpǒng-kliiผงคลีpǒng-kliidust; fine dustปลิวbpliuปลิวbpliu1[to] be blown away; fly off2[to] disappear quickly (figurative)คลุ้งklúngคลุ้งklúng1[to] fill the air (smell/smoke/mist)2wafting; pervasive (in the air)ไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)บริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity ofลานวัดlaan-wátลานวัดlaan-wáttemple courtyard; open ground in a temple
The wind blew so hard that fine dust swirled all over the temple courtyard.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสังขารsǎng-kǎanร่วงโรยrûuang-rooiร่างกายrâang-gaaiของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nútก็gɔ̂ย่อมyɔ̂mดับdàpสลายsà-lǎaiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเพียงpiiangผงคลีpǒng-kliiดินdin
When the physical body decays, the human body inevitably perishes and becomes mere dust of the earth.
ในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaทุกtúkสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngล้วนlúuanเป็นbpenอนิจจังà-nít-jangสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngกลับคืนglàp-kʉʉnสู่sùuผงคลีpǒng-kliiตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
In Buddhism, all things are impermanent and ultimately must return to dust according to nature.
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápม้าmáaควบkûuapตะบึงdtà-bʉngผ่านpàanทุ่งกว้างtûng-gwâangทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiเพียงpiiangกลุ่มglùmผงคลีpǒng-kliiที่tîiลอยlɔɔiฟุ้งกระจายfúng-grà-jaaiไปbpaiในnaiอากาศaa-gàat
The cavalry charged across the vast field, leaving behind only clouds of fine dust billowing in the air.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǒng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คลีkliiคลีklii1traditional Thai ball-and-stick game2ball used in klitraditional Thai ball-and-stick gamePart 2
ผงคลีpǒng-kliiผงคลีpǒng-kliidust; fine dustdust; fine dustWord