โปลิโอ

bpoo-lí-oo

Meaning

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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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——