ผงธุลี
pǒng-tú-liiMeaning
1NounB2
fine dust; dust particle
Fine dust, or a very small particle of dust.
Examples
เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshineส่องsɔ̀ɔngส่องsɔ̀ɔng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] shoot (informal)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asผงธุลีpǒng-tú-liiผงธุลีpǒng-tú-liifine dust; dust particleลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
When sunlight shines into the room, you can see fine dust floating everywhere in the air.
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เขาkǎoหยิบyìpหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเก่าgàoเล่มlêmหนึ่งnʉ̀ngขึ้นkʉ̂nมาจากmaa-jàakชั้นchánและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngเป่าbpàoผงธุลีpǒng-tú-liiที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuบนbonปกbpòkออกɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
He picked up an old book from the shelf and had to blow off the fine dust covering its cover first.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพายุpaa-yúทรายsaaiพัดผ่านpát-pàanทุกอย่างtúk-yàangก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukปกคลุมbpòk-klumไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiผงธุลีpǒng-tú-liiละเอียดlá-ìiatจนjonมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnสีsǐiเดิมdəəm
After the sandstorm passed, everything was covered in such fine dust that its original color was invisible.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeต้องdtôngใช้cháiแปรงbpraengขนkŏnนุ่มnûmค่อยๆkôi kôiปัดbpàtผงธุลีpŏng tú-leeออกจากòk jàakวัตถุโบราณwát-tù boh-raanอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
Archaeologists must use a soft brush to carefully sweep the fine dust off ancient artifacts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ผงธุลี said ผง-ทุ-ลี?
pǒng-tú-lii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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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ธุลีtú-liiธุลีtú-lii1dust; fine particles (formal/literary)2a speck; a tiny or insignificant amount (figurative)dust; fine particles (formal/literary)Part 2
ผงธุลีpǒng-tú-liiผงธุลีpǒng-tú-liifine dust; dust particlefine dust; dust particleWord