พลุ้ง
plúngMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] billow; [to] diffuse
to billow, diffuse, or spread out (usually referring to smoke, dust, or a strong smell)
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ฝาfăaฝาfăa1lid; cover2shutter; door leaf; panel3wall; partition; wall panel4twin; member of a twin pairหม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)ควันkwanควันkwan1smoke; fumes2steam; vapor (loose/colloquial)ร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hotก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพลุ้งplúngพลุ้งplúng[to] billow; [to] diffuseเข้าหน้าkâao nâaเข้าหน้าkâao nâa[to] face [sb]; [to] meet [sb] face-to-faceจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2backward(s); in reverse3[to] regress; backslide
As soon as the pot lid was opened, hot steam billowed into my face, making me step back.
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ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเขาkǎoเทteeน้ำnáamลงบนlong-bonกองไฟgɔɔng-faiควันkwanก็gɔ̂พลุ้งplúngกระจายไปทั่วgrà-jaai-bpai-tûuaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween
As soon as he poured water onto the fire, smoke billowed and spread all over the area.
ควันไฟkwan-faiสีsǐiดำทะมึนdam-tá-mʉnพลุ้งplúngขึ้นkʉ̂nมาจากmaa-jàakอาคารaa-kaanที่tîiกำลังgam-langถูกtùukไฟไหม้fai-mâiสามารถsǎa-mâatมองเห็นได้mɔɔng-hěn-dâaiจากjàakระยะไกลrá-yá-glai
Dark black smoke billowed up from the burning building, visible from a long distance.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขาkǎoเปิดbpə̀ətประตูbprà-dtuuห้องเก็บของhɔ̂ng-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngเก่าgàoกลิ่นglìnเหม็นอับměn-àpก็gɔ̂พลุ้งplúngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaกระทบgrà-tópจมูกjà-mùukทันทีtan-tii
When he opened the door to the old storage room, a musty smell immediately billowed out and hit his nose.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
plúng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |