ผ่อง
pɔ̀ngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
bright; radiant; clear; fair (complexion)
Bright, radiant, or clear; often describing a fair, luminous complexion.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผิวหน้าpǐu-nâaผิวหน้าpǐu-nâafacial skinเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herดูผ่องduu-pɔ̀ngดูผ่องduu-pɔ̀ng[to] look radiant; [to] look brightมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needแต่งหน้าdtɛ̀ng-nâaแต่งหน้าdtɛ̀ng-nâa1[to] put on makeup; do someone's makeup2[to] decorate the top (of a cake/dessert)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today your facial skin looks so radiant that you don't even need makeup.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnเต็มที่dtem-tîiสีหน้าsǐi-nâaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ดูผ่องduu-pɔ̀ngและlɛ́สดใสsòt-sǎiขึ้นkʉ̂nทันตาtan-dtaa
After getting plenty of rest, his complexion looked radiant and brighter right away.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngเช้าcháoทำให้tam-hâiผิวpǐuของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəดูduuผ่องนวลpɔ̀ng-nuuanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líบานbaan
The morning light made her skin look luminous, like blooming jasmine.
แม้máeจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiทาtaaครีมkreemใดdaiๆ-สีผิวsĕe pĭuของkŏngเธอterก็gâwยังyangดูdooผ่องใสpòng săiสะอาดตาsà-àat dtaaจนjonใครkraiๆ-ทักták
Even without applying any cream, her skin still looks bright and clear, drawing compliments from everyone.
2AdjectiveB2
pure; unsullied
Pure or unsullied, especially of the mind or heart.
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseพิพากษายกฟ้องpí-pâak-săa yók fóngพิพากษายกฟ้องpí-pâak-săa yók fóng[to] rule to dismiss a case; [to] acquitชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiangชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiang1reputation2fame; renownของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerผ่องpòngผ่องpòng1bright; radiant; clear; fair (complexion)2pure; unsulliedพ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)ข้อครหาkôr kro-hăaข้อครหาkôr kro-hăareproach; allegation; point of criticismที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerค้างคาkáang-kaaค้างคาkáang-kaa1unresolved; unfinished2[to] remain unresolved; be left hangingมานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)
After the court dismissed the case, his reputation became unimpeached, free from the long-standing accusations.
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เธอtəəอยากyàakให้hâiบัญชีรายรับรายจ่ายban-chii-raai-ráp-raai-jàaiของkɔ̌ɔngองค์กรong-gɔɔnผ่องpɔ̀ngไม่มีmâi-miiข้อสงสัยkɔ̂ɔ-sǒng-sǎiจากjàakผู้บริจาคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-jàak
She wants the organization’s income and expenses to be spotless, without any doubt from donors.
แม้máeมีmeeข่าวลือkàao leuuมากมายmâak maaiแต่dtàeการตรวจสอบgaan dtrùuat sòpอย่างเป็นทางการyàang bpen taang gaanทำให้tam hâiภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákของkŏngคณะทำงานká-ná tam ngaanผ่องpòngขึ้นkêunอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chát
Despite many rumors, the official audit made the working committee’s image clearly free of blemish.
เขาkǎoยืนยันyʉʉn-yanความkwaamผ่องpɔ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngกระบวนการคัดเลือกgrà-buuan-gaan-kát-lʉ̂ʉakด้วยdûuaiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiและlɛ́การมีส่วนร่วมgaan-mii-sùuan-rûuamของkɔ̌ɔngสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-ná
He affirmed the purity of the selection process with transparent evidence and public participation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pɔ̀ng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |