โป้
bpôoMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
big; large
Big or large, chiefly in colloquial or regional expressions.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เตะdtèเตะdtè[to] kickขาโต๊ะkǎa-dtóขาโต๊ะkǎa-dtótable legจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเจ็บนิ้วjèp-níuเจ็บนิ้วjèp-níu[to] have a sore finger or toeโป้bpôoโป้bpôo1big; large2[to] patch; fillเท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for support
I hit my foot against a table leg and hurt my big toe.
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ประตูbprà-dtuuหนีบnìipนิ้วníuโป้bpôoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnจนjonบวมbuuamตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเลยləəiจับjàpอะไรà-raiไม่mâiถนัดtà-nàt
My thumb got caught in the door and swelled up, so now I have trouble holding things.
แม้mɛ́ɛแผลplɛ̌ɛที่tîiนิ้วníuโป้bpôoเท้าtáaoจะjàดูduuเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiอักเสบàk-sèepก็gɔ̂อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiเดินdəənลำบากlam-bàakได้dâai
Although the wound on the big toe looks minor, letting it become inflamed could make walking difficult.
2VerbB2
[to] patch; fill
To apply material to cover or repair a hole, crack, or damaged area.
Examples
ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toโป้bpôoโป้bpôo1big; large2[to] patch; fillรอยร้าวrɔɔi-ráaoรอยร้าวrɔɔi-ráao1crack; fissure2rift; breach (relationship/society)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทาสีtaa-sǐiทาสีtaa-sǐi[to] paint (a surface)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
The worker filled the cracks in the wall and then repainted the entire room.
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ช่างchâangโป้bpôoรอยrɔɔiบุบbùpบนbonประตูรถbprà-dtuu-rótแล้วlɛ́ɛoขัดผิวkàt-pǐuให้hâiเรียบrîiapก่อนgɔ̀ɔnพ่นสีpôn-sǐi
The mechanic applied filler to the dent in the car door, then sanded the surface smooth before spray-painting it.
หากhàakผนังpà-nǎngยังyangมีmiiความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnอยู่yùuต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiโป้bpôoรอยแตกrɔɔi-dtɛ̀ɛkจนjonเรียบrîiapแล้วlɛ́ɛoสีsǐiที่tîiทาtaaทับtápก็gɔ̂อาจàatลอกlɔ̂ɔkได้dâai
If the wall is still damp, the paint applied over it may peel even after the cracks have been filled and smoothed.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทาสีtaa-sǐiโต๊ะไม้dtó-máaiตัวdtuuaเก่าgàoฉันchǎnโป้bpôoรูตะปูruu-dtà-bpuuด้วยdûuaiวัสดุwát-sà-dùอุดùtไม้máaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoรอrɔɔให้hâiแห้งสนิทhɛ̂ɛng-sà-nìtจึงjʉngค่อยkɔ̂iขัดผิวkàt-pǐuให้hâiเรียบrîiap
Before painting the old wooden table, I filled the nail holes with wood filler and waited for it to dry completely before sanding the surface smooth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpôo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |