โปะ(bpò)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] slap/smear/plop on (a soft substance)

To put, slap, or smear a soft or thick substance onto a surface in a rough or heavy way; to plop something on.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herโปะbpòโปะbpò1[to] slap/smear/plop on (a soft substance)2[to] top up; cover a shortfall (esp. money)3[to] patch/cover roughly; plugครีมkreemครีมkreem1cream (dairy)2cream (cosmetic/medicated)3cream-coloredหนาnăaหนาnăa1thick (not thin)2dense; in large quantity3thickly; denselyๆ-ลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เกลี่ยglìiaเกลี่ยglìia1[to] spread/blend evenly2[to] smooth; level out3[to] distribute evenlyหยาบyàapหยาบyàap1coarse; rough (texture)2rude; vulgar (language/behavior)3crude; unrefined (quality/finish)4coarse; crude (not fine or exact)ๆ-
She slapped a thick layer of cream onto the cake and spread it roughly.
2VerbB2

[to] top up; cover a shortfall (esp. money)

To add extra, often money, to cover what is lacking or to reach a required amount.

Examples

ค่าอาหารkâa aa-hăanค่าอาหารkâa aa-hăan1meal price; food charge2food expenses; cost of food3meal allowanceเกินงบgern ngópเกินงบgern ngópover budgetไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)นิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (modifier before adjectives/verbs)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)โปะbpòโปะbpò1[to] slap/smear/plop on (a soft substance)2[to] top up; cover a shortfall (esp. money)3[to] patch/cover roughly; plugเงินสดngern sòtเงินสดngern sòt1cash2cash (payment term)เพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreoverให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
The meal cost slightly exceeded the budget, so I added extra cash to make it complete.
3VerbB2

[to] patch/cover roughly; plug

To cover, plug, or patch something quickly or crudely, often to hide or fix it temporarily.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)เทปtêpเทปtêp1tape (cassette; recording tape)2tape (adhesive strip)โปะbpòโปะbpò1[to] slap/smear/plop on (a soft substance)2[to] top up; cover a shortfall (esp. money)3[to] patch/cover roughly; plugรูรั่วroo rûuaรูรั่วroo rûua1leak; hole letting fluid/gas escape2leakage point; source of loss (fig.)ท่อtôrท่อtôr1pipe; tube2duct; conduit (technical)ชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time beingก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
He slapped some tape over the pipe leak temporarily before the repairman arrived.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

พอกpôkพอกpôk1[to] apply a poultice; plaster on2thick coating; poultice3sufficient; enough (variant of พอ, in set phrases)4[to] be sufficient; suffice (variant of พอ)
  • [to] apply a poultice; plaster on
  • thick coating; poultice
  • sufficient; enough (variant of พอ, in set phrases)
  • [to] be sufficient; suffice (variant of พอ)
ปะbpàปะbpà1[to] patch; mend2[to] stick; apply; paste3leak/burst (colloquial modifier)
  • [to] patch; mend
  • [to] stick; apply; paste
  • leak/burst (colloquial modifier)
โบ๊ะbóโบ๊ะbó1[to] apply thickly (makeup)2smack; thud (sound)3[to] patch; [to] fill
  • [to] apply thickly (makeup)
  • smack; thud (sound)
  • [to] patch; [to] fill
อุดùtอุดùt1[to] fill; pack (a hole or gap)2[to] plug; block; seal (an opening)
  • [to] fill; pack (a hole or gap)
  • [to] plug; block; seal (an opening)
สมทบsŏm-tópสมทบsŏm-tóp1[to] contribute; join in support2reinforcement; additional funds/support
  • [to] contribute; join in support
  • reinforcement; additional funds/support