โปโร
bpoo-rooMeaning
1NounA2
polo shirt (colloq.)
A collared casual shirt with a short buttoned opening at the neck; short for เสื้อโปโลเสื้อโปโลsʉ̂ʉa-bpoo-loopolo shirt.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coatโปโรbpoo-rooโปโรbpoo-roopolo shirt (colloq.)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
I have a white polo shirt.
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วันนี้wan-níiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnผมpǒmเลยləəiใส่sàiแค่kɛ̂ɛเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaโปโรbpoo-rooกับgàpกางเกงขาสั้นgaang-geeng-kǎa-sân
It's hot today, so I'm just wearing a polo shirt and shorts.
ที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอนุญาตให้à-nú-yâat-hâiใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaโปโรbpoo-rooมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiในnaiวันศุกร์wan-sùk
My workplace allows wearing polo shirts to work on Fridays.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โปbpooโปbpoo1revealing; skimpy (slang)2nude; explicit (slang)3exposed; unconcealedrevealing; skimpy (slang)Part 1
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โปโรbpoo-rooโปโรbpoo-roopolo shirt (colloq.)polo shirt (colloq.)Word