โปน
bpoonMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
bulging; swollen; protruding
Sticking out in a rounded, swollen way (e.g., bulging eyes, protruding veins).
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เวลาwee-laaเขาkǎoโกรธgròotเส้นเลือดsên-lʉ̂ʉatที่tîiหน้าผากnâa-pàakของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàโปนbpoonออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
When he gets angry, the veins on his forehead become visibly bulging.
อาการaa-gaanตาโปนdtaa-bpoonอาจàatเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngโรคrôokต่อมไทรอยด์dtɔ̀ɔm-tai-rɔɔiทำงานtam-ngaanผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtì
Bulging eyes can be a sign of a thyroid disorder.
ภาพวาดpâap wâatของkŏngนักรบโบราณnák róp boh-raanมักจะmák jàมีmeeกล้ามเนื้อglâam néuuaที่têeโปนbpohnเป็นbpenมัดmátๆ-เพื่อpêuuaแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungความแข็งแกร่งkwaam kăeng gràeng
Paintings of ancient warriors often feature bulging muscles to show strength.
2VerbB2
[to] bulge; swell out; protrude
To stick out or swell outward in a rounded way.
Examples
พุงpungพุงpungbelly; tummy (informal)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toโปนbpoonโปนbpoon1bulging; swollen; protruding2[to] bulge; swell out; protrudeออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเยอะขึ้นyə́-kʉ̂nเยอะขึ้นyə́-kʉ̂n1more; to a greater degree than before2more numerous/increasedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ช่วงหลังchûuang-lǎngช่วงหลังchûuang-lǎng1lately; recently2the latter part (of a period); later period
His belly has started to stick out because he's been eating more lately.
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ระวังrá-wangหน่อยnɔ̀iนะnáมีmiiตะปูdtà-bpuuโปนbpoonออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiตรงนั้นdtrong-nán
Be careful, there's a nail sticking out from that wooden plank over there.
กระดูกgrà-dùukตรงdtrongข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoโปนbpoonออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaผิดรูปpìt-rûupหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiเขาkǎoหกล้มhòk-lóm
The bone in his wrist was protruding unnaturally after he fell.
แบตเตอรี่โทรศัพท์bɛ̀t-dtəə-rîi-too-rá-sàpมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉที่tîiเสื่อมสภาพsʉ̀ʉam-sà-pâapอาจàatบวมbuuamและlɛ́โปนbpoonออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakตัวเครื่องdtuua-krʉ̂ʉangซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นอันตรายbpen-an-dtà-raai
A degraded mobile phone battery can swell and protrude from its casing, which is dangerous.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpoon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |