เขาพูน
kǎo-puunMeaning
1NounB1
heaped mound; bulging ridge
A heaped pile or small mound (e.g., of earth or objects); a bulging raised ridge.
Examples
คนงานkon-ngaanคนงานkon-ngaanworker; laborerโกยgooiโกยgooi1[to] scoop up; gather up2[to] run off; flee3[to] rake in; scoop up (profits)ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandกองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เขาพูนkǎo-puunเขาพูนkǎo-puunheaped mound; bulging ridge
The worker shoveled the sand into a mound.
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แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaตักdtàkข้าวราดแกงkâao-râat-gɛɛngให้hâiผมpǒmพูนpuunจานjaanเป็นbpenเขาพูนkǎo-puunเลยləəi
The food vendor gave me a heaping plate of rice and curry, piled up like a small mountain.
He fell and a lump swelled up on his head like a mound; it looked pretty bad.
หลังจากlăng jàakฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkดินdinที่têeถูกtòokชะล้างchá láangมารวมกันmaa ruam ganจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenเขาพูนkăo poonเล็กๆlék lékขวางทางkwăang taangน้ำnáam
After the heavy rain, the eroded soil gathered together, forming small mounds that blocked the waterway.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
เขาพูนkǎo-puunเขาพูนkǎo-puunheaped mound; bulging ridgeheaped mound; bulging ridgeWord