พอกพูน
pɔ̂ɔk-puunMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] accumulate; build up; increase (gradually)
to increase or pile up little by little, in concrete or abstract senses; e.g., knowledge/debt/problems accumulate
Examples
หนี้บัตรเครดิตnêe bàt kray-dìtหนี้บัตรเครดิตnêe bàt kray-dìtcredit card debtพอกพูนpôk poonพอกพูนpôk poon[to] accumulate; build up; increase (gradually)เรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai1continuously; steadily2progressively; more and more3leisurely; unhurriedly4so-so; nothing specialเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ผ่อนจ่ายpòn jàaiผ่อนจ่ายpòn jàai1[to] pay in installments2payment by installmentsไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
My credit card debt keeps accumulating because I can't keep up with the payments.
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ประสบการณ์ทำงานbprà-sòp-gaan-tam-ngaanพอกพูนpɔ̂ɔk-puunตามเวลาdtaam-wee-laaจนjonผมpǒmมั่นใจmân-jaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Work experience accumulates over time, making me more confident.
ความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonพอกพูนpɔ̂ɔk-puunในnaiใจเธอjai-təəทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiทยอยtá-yɔɔiเข้ามาkâo-maa
Worries piled up in her mind each time the bad news kept coming in.
เมล็ดmá-létความรู้kwaam-rúuที่tîiเก็บเล็กผสมน้อยgèp-lék-pà-sǒm-nɔ́ɔiย่อมyɔ̂mพอกพูนpɔ̂ɔk-puunเป็นbpenความเชี่ยวชาญkwaam-chîiao-chaanในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Bits of knowledge gradually accumulate into expertise over the long term.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pɔ̂ɔk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
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พูนpuunพูนpuun1heaped; mounded; brimful2[to] heap up; pile up3[to] increase; accumulateheaped; mounded; brimfulPart 2
พอกพูนpɔ̂ɔk-puunพอกพูนpɔ̂ɔk-puun[to] accumulate; build up; increase (gradually)[to] accumulate; build up; increase (gradually)Word