โบ๋
bǒoMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
sunken; hollow; having a hole
describing something that is sunken in (like eyes or cheeks), hollow, or has a hole or deep cavity
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi-sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)โบ๋bǒoโบ๋bǒosunken; hollow; having a hole
He was sick for many days until his eyes became sunken.
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There is a hole in the house wall, allowing mice to run in.
ดูสิduu-sìเธอtəəอดนอนòt-nɔɔnมาmaaกี่gìiคืนkʉʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛoตาถึงdtaa-tʉ̌ngได้dâaiโบ๋bǒoลึกlʉ́kขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi
Look, how many nights has she not slept? Her eyes are so deeply sunken.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakลดน้ำหนักlót-nám-nàkไปbpaiยี่สิบyîi-sìpกิโลgì-looแก้มgɛ̂ɛmที่tîiเคยkəəiอิ่มìmของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpลงlongจนjonดูduuโบ๋bǒoไปเลยbpai-ləəi
After losing twenty kilograms, his once full cheeks became so sunken they looked hollow.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bǒo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → 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 | — | — |