ผุยผง
pǔi-pǒngMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
powdery; crumbling to dust
describing something that has decayed or broken down so much that it turns into fine powder.
Examples
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องใต้หลังคาhɔ̂ng-dtâai-lǎng-kaaห้องใต้หลังคาhɔ̂ng-dtâai-lǎng-kaaattic; loftจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpกรอบgrɔ̀ɔp1frame; border2crispy; crunchy3framework; scope; limits4crunch!5emaciated; gaunt (slang/figurative)เป็นผุยผงbpen-pǔi-pǒngเป็นผุยผงbpen-pǔi-pǒngreduced to powder; pulverized
The old books were stored in the attic until the paper became brittle and turned to powder.
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Don't touch that wooden post, it's so decayed that it has completely turned to powder.
ใบไม้แห้งbai-máai-hɛ̂ɛngที่tîiทับถมtáp-tǒmนานnaanวันwanถูกtùukย่อยสลายyɔ̂ɔi-sà-lǎaiจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenผุยผงpǔi-pǒngผสมกับpà-sǒm-gàpดินdin
Dry leaves that accumulated over many days decomposed until they became fine powder mixed with the soil.
โครงกระดูกkrohng grà-dòokสัตว์sàtที่têeถูกtòokทิ้งไว้tíng wáiกลางแดดglaang dàetนานๆnaan naanอาจàatเปราะบางbprò baangจนjonแตกdtàekเป็นผุยผงbpen pŭi pŏngได้dâiเมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokสัมผัสsăm-pàt
An animal skeleton left in the sun for a long time can become so brittle that it crumbles to powder when touched.
2NounC1
powder; dust (from crumbling)
fine powder or dust, especially that which results from something old, decayed, or crushed disintegrating.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรื้อrʉ́ʉรื้อrʉ́ʉ1[to] dismantle; tear down; demolish2[to] take out; pull out (stored or packed things)3[to] rummage through; unpack4[to] revive/bring up again (memory/topic/case)บ้านเก่าbâan-gàoบ้านเก่าbâan-gào1old house2former homeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ผุยผงpǔi-pǒngผุยผงpǔi-pǒng1powdery; crumbling to dust2powder; dust (from crumbling)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ปลวกbplùuakปลวกbplùuaktermiteกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket
When we dismantled the old house, we only found the fine powder of wood that had been eaten by termites.
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ซากsâakเรือโบราณrʉʉa-boo-raanที่tîiจมjomอยู่yùuใต้ทะเลdtâai-tá-leeนานnaanหลายlǎaiศตวรรษsà-dtà-wátเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangเศษซากsèet-sâakและlɛ́ผุยผงpǔi-pǒngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukนำnamขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
The ancient shipwreck, submerged for centuries, was reduced to debris and fine dust when brought to the surface.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeต้องdtôngใช้cháiแปรงbpraengขนkŏnนุ่มnûmค่อยๆkôi kôiปัดbpàtผุยผงpŭi pŏngออกจากòk jàakวัตถุโบราณwát-tù boh-raanอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
Archaeologists must use a soft-bristled brush to carefully dust the fine powder off ancient artifacts.
กาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaได้dâaiกัดกร่อนgàt-grɔ̀ɔnทุกสิ่งtúk-sìngจนjonปราสาทหินbpraa-sàat-hǐnอันanยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangกองgɔɔngผุยผงpǔi-pǒngที่tîiแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaเค้าเดิมkáo-dəəm
Time has eroded everything, leaving the once-great stone castle as just a pile of fine powder with barely a trace of its original form.
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 -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǔi
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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ผุยผงpǔi-pǒngผุยผงpǔi-pǒngpowdery; crumbling to dustpowdery; crumbling to dustWord