โปลิโอ
bpoo-lí-ooMeaning
1NounB2
polio; poliomyelitis
An infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.
Examples
คุณแม่kun mâeคุณแม่kun mâe1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหยอดyòtหยอดyòt1[to] drop/drip (small amount)2[to] apply drops (medicine)3[to] insert a coin4[to] add a small amount (food/condiment)5[to] tease/flirt lightlyวัคซีนwák-seenวัคซีนwák-seenvaccineป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveโรคโปลิโอrôhk bpoh-li-ohโรคโปลิโอrôhk bpoh-li-ohpolio; poliomyelitisที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
My mother said that when she was young, she had to get the oral polio vaccine at school.
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โรคโปลิโอrôok-bpoo-lí-ooเคยkəəiเป็นสาเหตุbpen-sǎa-hèetสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเด็กdèkจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakต้องdtɔ̂ngพิการpí-gaanตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wít
Polio was once a major cause of lifelong disability for many children.
การรณรงค์gaan-ron-ná-rongให้hâiวัคซีนwák-siinอย่างyàangครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumเป็นbpenปัจจัยสำคัญbpàt-jai-sǎm-kanที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têetสามารถsǎa-mâatกำจัดgam-jàtโรคโปลิโอrôok-bpoo-lí-ooให้หมดhâi-mòtไปbpaiได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
Comprehensive vaccination campaigns have been a key factor in allowing many countries to successfully eradicate polio.
เชื้อไวรัสchʉ́ʉa-wai-rátโปลิโอbpoo-lí-ooจะjàเข้าไปkâo-bpaiโจมตีjoom-dtiiระบบประสาทส่วนกลางrá-bòp-bprà-sàat-sùuan-glaangโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́เซลล์ประสาทseel-bprà-sàatสั่งการsàng-gaanในnaiไขสันหลังkǎi-sǎn-lǎngซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuภาวะpaa-wáอัมพาตam-má-pâatแบบbɛ̀ɛpอ่อนɔ̀ɔnปวกเปียกbpùuak-bpìiak
The polio virus attacks the central nervous system, specifically the motor neurons in the spinal cord, which can lead to flaccid paralysis.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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 | — | — |