พลรบ
pon-rópMeaning
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combatant; combat soldier
a soldier who fights in combat; a combatant (as opposed to support personnel).
Examples
พลรบpon-rópพลรบpon-rópcombatant; combat soldierทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ส่งไปsòng-bpaiส่งไปsòng-bpai[to] send [sb/sth] to [somewhere]; [to] dispatchประจำการbprà-jam-gaanประจำการbprà-jam-gaan1[to] be stationed; be on duty2on duty; stationed (status)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแนวหน้าnɛɛo-nâaแนวหน้าnɛɛo-nâa1front line; frontline2forefront; leading edgeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสมรภูมิsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puumสมรภูมิsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puum1battlefield; theater of war2arena of intense competition (figurative)
All combatants were sent to be stationed at the front lines of the battlefield.
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ในnaiกองทัพgɔɔng-tápไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiแค่kɛ̂ɛพลรบpon-rópแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangมีmiiทหารtá-hǎanฝ่ายสนับสนุนfàai-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnอีกมากมายìik-mâak-maai
In the army, there aren't just combatants; there are also many support personnel.
การฝึกฝนgaan-fʉ̀k-fǒnพลรบpon-rópหน่วยnùuaiพิเศษpí-sèetนั้นnánเข้มข้นkêm-kônและlɛ́หนักหน่วงnàk-nùuangกว่าgwàaทหารtá-hǎanทั่วไปtûua-bpaiหลายlǎaiเท่าtâo
The training for special forces combatants is many times more intense and arduous than that for regular soldiers.
พลรบpon-rópที่tîiกลับglàpจากjàakสงครามsǒng-kraamหลายคนlǎai-konต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpภาวะpaa-wáความเครียดkwaam-krîiatหลังlǎngผ่านpàanเหตุการณ์ร้ายhèet-gaan-ráaiแรงrɛɛng
Many combatants returning from war have to face post-traumatic stress disorder.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
พลponพลpon1troops; manpower2general-officer rank prefix3force; power (Skt/Pali root in compounds)4people; populace (in compounds)troops; manpowerPart 1
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พลรบpon-rópพลรบpon-rópcombatant; combat soldiercombatant; combat soldierWord