โป้ง
bpôongMeanings
1InterjectionA2
bang; pow (gunshot/explosion sound)
An interjection imitating the sharp sound of a gunshot, firecracker, or sudden loud bang.
Examples
ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneโป้งbpôongโป้งbpôong1bang; pow (gunshot/explosion sound)2thumb; big toe (colloq.)3[to] leave payment owing; put [sth] on credit (colloq.)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmประทัดbprà-tátประทัดbprà-tátfirecrackerหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
I heard a bang from firecrackers in front of the house.
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พอpɔɔพลุplúจุดติดjùt-dtìtทุกคนtúk-konร้องrɔ́ɔngเฮheeแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂โป้งbpôongดังลั่นdang-lânท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa
When the firework lit, everyone cheered, and then bang—it boomed across the sky.
Suddenly there was a bang from the kitchen; we were startled.
ขณะkà-nàซ้อมsɔ́ɔmภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonแอ็กชันɛ̀k-chânแรกเริ่มrɛ̂ɛk-rə̂əmเงียบngîiapก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàมีmiiเสียงsǐiangโป้งbpôongจากjàakปืนbpʉʉnถ่ายทำtàai-tamทำเอาtam-aoทีมงานtiim-ngaanสะดุ้งsà-dûng
During the film rehearsal, it was quiet at first, then bang from the prop gun made the crew jump.
2NounA2
thumb; big toe (colloq.)
A colloquial shortened form of นิ้วโป้ง, referring to the thumb or big toe.
Examples
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I walked into a table this morning and my big toe swelled up.
Try pressing this button with your thumb.
เขาkǎoยกyókนิ้วníuโป้งbpôongให้hâiหลังจากlǎng-jàakชิมchimอาหารaa-hǎanฉันchǎnเลยləəiรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔp
He gave me a thumbs-up after tasting the food, so I knew he liked it.
3VerbB2
[to] leave payment owing; put [sth] on credit (colloq.)
To leave a payment outstanding to be settled later, as in โป้งไว้ก่อน.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยืมyʉʉmยืมyʉʉm1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [an idea, style, etc.]เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)โป้งbpôongโป้งbpôong1bang; pow (gunshot/explosion sound)2thumb; big toe (colloq.)3[to] leave payment owing; put [sth] on credit (colloq.)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in returnตามที่dtaam-tîiตามที่dtaam-tîi1as; just as; in the way that2according to; as perสัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)
He borrowed money from a friend and defaulted, not paying it back as promised.
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The check the shop issued bounced, so the bank returned it.
ช่วงchûuangวิกฤตwí-grìtลูกหนี้lûuk-nîiหลายรายlǎai-raaiโป้งbpôongพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganทำให้tam-hâiกระแสเงินสดgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-ngən-sòtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtสะดุดsà-dùt
During the crisis, many debtors defaulted at once, disrupting the company's cash flow.
โครงkroongการขยายสาขาgaan-kà-yǎai-sǎa-kǎaทำให้tam-hâiเงินngənตึงdtʉngพอpɔɔคู่ค้าkûu-káaรายใหญ่raai-yàiโป้งbpôongบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจึงjʉngเกือบgʉ̀ʉapล้มละลายlóm-lá-laai
The branch expansion strained cash, and when a major partner defaulted, the company nearly went bankrupt.
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
bpôong
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 | — | — |