ผละงาน
plà-ngaanMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] abruptly leave one's work
To suddenly stop and leave the work one is doing.
Examples
พอได้pɔɔ-dâaiพอได้pɔɔ-dâai1acceptable; passable; okay2[to] be able to do [something] to some extentยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerผละงานplà-ngaanผละงานplà-ngaan1[to] abruptly leave one's work2[to] go on strikeไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as she heard her child crying, she stopped working and immediately went to check on them.
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เขาkǎoผละงานplà-ngaanตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoวิ่งwîngไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiล้มlómอยู่yùuหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
He dropped what he was working on and ran to help his friend, who had fallen in front of the house.
แม่mɛ̂ɛกำลังgam-langเย็บผ้าyép-pâaอยู่yùuแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอได้pɔɔ-dâaiกลิ่นไหม้glìn-mâiก็gɔ̂ผละงานplà-ngaanไปดูbpai-duuในnaiครัวkruua
Mom was sewing, but when she smelled something burning, she left her work to check the kitchen.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàใกล้glâiถึงกำหนดtʉ̌ng-gam-nòtส่งsòngเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ผละงานplà-ngaanที่tîiกำลังgam-langทำtamทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้รับแจ้งdâi-ráp-jɛ̂ɛngว่าwâaพ่อpɔ̂ɔถูกtùukนำnamตัวส่งdtuua-sòngโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan
Even though the deadline was approaching, he immediately left the work he was doing when he was told that his father had been taken to the hospital.
2VerbB1
[to] go on strike
To stop working as part of a collective protest, usually to demand changes in pay or working conditions.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคนงานkon-ngaanคนงานkon-ngaanworker; laborerผละงานplà-ngaanผละงานplà-ngaan1[to] abruptly leave one's work2[to] go on strikeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔng[to] demand; call for; press forให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ค่าแรงkâa-rɛɛngค่าแรงkâa-rɛɛng1wages; pay for labor2labor charge (service fee)3labor cost
Today the workers went on strike to demand higher wages.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanผละงานplà-ngaanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoเพราะprɔ́บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmจ่ายjàaiค่าkâaล่วงเวลาlûuang-wee-laaที่tîiค้างอยู่káang-yùu
The employees have been on strike since this morning because the company refuses to pay the overtime wages it owes them.
คนงานkon-ngaanหลายlǎaiร้อยrɔ́ɔiคนkonร่วมกันrûuam-ganผละงานplà-ngaanและlɛ́ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiโรงงานroong-ngaanปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungระบบความปลอดภัยrá-bòp-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Hundreds of workers went on strike together and called on the factory to improve its safety systems.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaกับgàpฝ่ายบริหารfàai-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanไม่mâiบรรลุban-lúข้อตกลงkɔ̂ɔ-dtòk-longสหภาพแรงงานsà-hà-pâap-rɛɛng-ngaanจึงjʉngประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจะjàผละงานplà-ngaanจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàมีmiiข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่tîiเป็นธรรมbpen-tam
After negotiations with management failed to produce an agreement, the labor union announced that employees would go on strike until a fair offer was made.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
plà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ผละplàผละplà[to] break away; disengage; leave abruptly[to] break away; disengage; leave abruptlyPart 1
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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)work; job; employmentPart 2
ผละงานplà-ngaanผละงานplà-ngaan[to] abruptly leave one's work[to] abruptly leave one's workWord