พลุ
plúMeaning
1NounA2
firework; flare
an explosive device that produces light or sound for celebration or signaling
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)พลุplúพลุplúfirework; flareฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔngฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔng[to] celebrateปีใหม่bpii-màiปีใหม่bpii-mài1New Year (holiday/season)2the new year (time period)
Tonight we will set off fireworks to celebrate New Year.
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Yesterday there was a temple fair and very loud fireworks were set off.
The police fired a signal flare to call for help.
สนามกีฬาsà-nǎam-gii-laaใช้cháiพลุplúสีสันsǐi-sǎnสดใสsòt-sǎiประกอบการbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanแสดงsà-dɛɛngเปิดงานbpə̀ət-ngaanทำให้tam-hâiคนดูkon-duuตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtên
The stadium used colorful fireworks in the opening performance, exciting the audience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
plú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |