โปลิศ
bpoo-lítMeaning
1NounB2
police; police officer (dated)
An old-fashioned term for a police officer or the police collectively.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนตีkon-dtiiคนตีkon-dtiihitter; batter; beaterกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làatหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làat1in front of the market; market frontage2located in front of the marketแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchโปลิศbpoo-lítโปลิศbpoo-lítpolice; police officer (dated)
When a fight broke out in front of the market, a vendor hurried off to fetch the police.
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คุณตาkun dtaaเล่าlâoว่าwâaเคยkoeiถูกtòokโปลิศbpoh-lítเรียกrîakตรวจdtrùuatตอนdtonเดินdernกลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèukๆ-
Grandpa said that he was once stopped by the police for a check while walking home late at night.
ในnaiสมัยsà-mǎiนั้นnánโปลิศbpoo-lítยังyangเดินdəənตรวจตราdtrùuat-dtraaตามdtaamตลาดdtà-làatทำให้tam-hâiพ่อค้าแม่ค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káa-mɛ̂ɛ-káaรู้จักrúu-jàkเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiแทบtɛ̂ɛpทุกคนtúk-kon
In those days, the police still patrolled the market on foot, so the vendors knew almost every officer.
แม้mɛ́ɛชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะjàกลัวgluuaอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngบ่อนbɔ̀ɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโปลิศbpoo-lítมาmaaสอบถามsɔ̀ɔp-tǎamก็gɔ̂มีmiiบางคนbaang-konยอมyɔɔmเล่าlâoเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
Although the villagers feared the gambling den owner's influence, some agreed to describe what had happened when the police came to question them.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpoo
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 | — | — |