พูน
puunMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
heaped; mounded; brimful
of a quantity: heaped up or forming a mound; filled to or above the brim.
Examples
ชามข้าวchaam-kâaoชามข้าวchaam-kâaorice bowl; bowl of riceพูนpuunพูนpuun1heaped; mounded; brimful2[to] heap up; pile up3[to] increase; accumulateจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyล้นlónล้นlón1[to] overflow; spill over2brimful; overflowing; excessiveออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
The bowl of rice is heaped so high it's almost overflowing.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛตักdtàkไอศกรีมai-sà-griimใส่ถ้วยsài-tûuaiจนjonพูนpuunปริ่มขอบbprìm-kɔ̀ɔpฉันchǎnกินginแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiหมดmòt
Mom scooped ice cream into the cup until it was heaped to the brim; I could hardly finish it.
This place always serves a heaping plate of rice; it feels very worth it.
กองgɔɔngป๊อปคอร์นbpɔ́p-kɔɔnในnaiกล่องglɔ̀ngพูนpuunเหนือnʉ̌ʉaขอบkɔ̀ɔpจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiรองrɔɔngไม่ให้mâi-hâiหกhòk
The popcorn in the box is mounded above the rim, so I have to keep catching it to prevent spills.
2VerbB1
[to] heap up; pile up
to make into a heap or mound; to pile soil, sand, or other material up.
Examples
คนงานkon-ngaanคนงานkon-ngaanworker; laborerพูนpuunพูนpuun1heaped; mounded; brimful2[to] heap up; pile up3[to] increase; accumulateทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaกองหน้าgɔɔng-nâa1forward/striker (sports)2forward line (sports)3vanguard; advance guard (military)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
The workers piled sand into a heap in front of the house.
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The gardener piled soil around the base of the tree so the roots wouldn’t be exposed.
หลังlǎngฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเขาพูนkǎo-puunดินdinที่tîiไหลlǎiมารวมกันmaa-ruuam-ganให้hâiเป็นbpenสันsǎnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเบี่ยงbìiangน้ำnáam
After the rain, he piled the soil that had flowed together into a ridge to divert the water.
คนงานkon ngaanใช้cháiจอบjòpพูนpoonดินdinเป็นแนวbpen naeoคันkanเล็กๆlék lékตลอดdtà-lòtแปลงนาbplaeng naaเพื่อpêuuaกักgàkน้ำnáamไม่ให้mâi hâiไหลออกlăi òk
The workers used hoes to pile soil into small embankments along the field to keep the water from flowing out.
3VerbB1
[to] increase; accumulate
to grow or increase in amount, often steadily or in abundance; to accumulate (literal or figurative).
Examples
เงินออมngən-ɔɔmเงินออมngən-ɔɔmsavings; saved moneyของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsพูนpuunพูนpuun1heaped; mounded; brimful2[to] heap up; pile up3[to] increase; accumulateขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)อย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə1regularly; consistently2evenly; uniformly
His savings grow every month because he saves consistently.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaร้านráanดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nลูกค้าlûuk-káaก็gɔ̂พูนpuunตามมาdtaam-maaจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngจ้างjâangพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเพิ่มpə̂əm
As the shop became popular, customers increased, and they had to hire more staff.
ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəพูนpuunขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakการทำgaan-tamโครงการkroong-gaanหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiจนjonมั่นใจmân-jaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Her experience accumulated from doing various projects, making her more confident.
ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtหลายlǎaiปีbpiiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiจากjàakลูกค้าlûuk-káaพูนpuunขึ้นkʉ̂nอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangแม้mɛ́ɛในช่วงnai-chûuangเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtผันผวนpǎn-pǔuan
Over many years of work, client trust has steadily increased, even during economic volatility.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
puun
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 | — | — |