ผงคลี(pŏng-klee)

Meanings

1NounC1

dust; fine dust

dust; fine dust; powder (often used in a formal, literary, or religious context)

Examples

ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผงคลีpŏng-kleeผงคลีpŏng-kleedust; 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 over2[to] spread all over; become widespread3all over; everywhere (extent marker)บริเวณbo-rí-waynบริเวณbo-rí-wayn1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity (post-nominal)ลานวัดlaan wátลานวัดlaan wáttemple courtyard; open ground in a temple
The wind blew so hard that fine dust swirled all over the temple courtyard.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผงpŏngผงpŏng1powder2dust; fine powderPart 1
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คลีkleeคลีklee1traditional Thai ball-and-stick game2the stick used in that gamePart 2
ผงคลีpŏng-kleeผงคลีpŏng-kleedust; fine dust