ผู้กอง
pûu-gɔɔngMeaning
1NounB1
police/military captain
an informal or spoken term used to address or refer to a captain in the police or military
Examples
ผู้กองpûu-gɔɔngผู้กองpûu-gɔɔngpolice/military captainครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ[to] waitพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanoffice; study; workroomครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Captain, someone is waiting to see you in front of the office.
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ผู้กองpûu-gɔɔngสั่งให้sàng-hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngทุกคนtúk-konเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaออกɔ̀ɔkลาดตระเวนlâat-dtrà-weenคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi
The captain ordered all his subordinates to prepare for a patrol tonight.
เมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiฉันchǎnเห็นhěnผู้กองpûu-gɔɔngยืนyʉʉnคุยkuiกับgàpชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่tîiตลาดdtà-làat
This morning I saw the captain standing and talking to the villagers at the market.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaผู้กองpôo gongจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonเข้มงวดkêm ngûuatเรื่องrêuuangระเบียบวินัยrá-bìiap wí-naiแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoใส่ใจsài jaiความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiของkŏngลูกน้องlôok nóngมากmâak
Even though the captain seems strict about discipline, he actually cares deeply about the safety of his subordinates.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
pûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)person; one who … (agentive prefix)Part 1
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กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpspile; heap; stackPart 2
ผู้กองpûu-gɔɔngผู้กองpûu-gɔɔngpolice/military captainpolice/military captainWord