โบ๊ะ

bó

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] apply thickly (makeup)

To apply something thickly, especially makeup like powder, onto the face.

Examples

เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesโบ๊ะbóโบ๊ะbó1[to] apply thickly (makeup)2smack; thud (sound)แป้งbpɛ̂ɛngแป้งbpɛ̂ɛng1flour; starch (for cooking)2powder (cosmetic; talc)3dough; batterอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)กระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)
She is applying powder thickly in front of the mirror.
3 more examples
ก่อนgònขึ้นkêunเวทีway-teeนักแสดงnák sà-daengต้องdtôngโบ๊ะbóรองพื้นrong péunหนาๆnăa năaเพื่อให้pêuua hâiหน้าnâaดูdooเนียนniian
Before going on stage, actors have to cake on thick foundation to make their faces look smooth.
อย่าyàaโบ๊ะbóครีมกันแดดkriim-gan-dɛ̀ɛtหนาnǎaเกินไปgəən-bpaiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoหน้าnâaจะjàวอกwɔ̂ɔk
Don't apply sunscreen too thickly, or your face will look unnaturally white.
ดาราdaa-raaบางคนbaang-konเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkงานngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngโบ๊ะbóเครื่องสำอางkrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-aangหลายlǎaiชั้นchánเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกปิดbpòk-bpìtความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láaบนbonใบหน้าbai-nâa
Some celebrities have to cake on many layers of makeup when attending events to hide the fatigue on their faces.
2InterjectionB1

smack; thud (sound)

An onomatopoeic sound for a soft slap, thud, or something wet/plastic hitting a surface (colloquial).

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hitหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseโบ๊ะbóโบ๊ะbó1[to] apply thickly (makeup)2smack; thud (sound)
He slapped his friend's head with a thud.
3 more examples
ฉันchǎnทำtamมะพร้าวmá-práaoหล่นlònพื้นpʉ́ʉnเสียงดังsǐiang-dangโบ๊ะbó
I dropped a coconut on the floor with a loud thud.
เขาkǎoเดินdəənเหม่อmə̀əจนjonเอาaoหัวhǔuaไปbpaiชนchonเสาsǎoเข้าkâoให้เสียงhâi-sǐiangดังdangโบ๊ะbó
He was walking absent-mindedly and hit his head on a pole with a thud.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของkŏngคืนkeunนั้นnánจู่ๆjòo jòoก็gâwมีmeeเสียงsĭiangของหนักkŏng nàkหล่นlònจากjàakหลังคาlăng kaaดังdangโบ๊ะbóจนjonทุกคนtúk konสะดุ้งsà-dûng
In the dead of night, there was a sudden thud of something heavy falling from the roof, making everyone jump.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tri
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

High tone

bó

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Mid class + Mai tri → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] apply thickly (makeup)