โป๊ว
bpóowMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] fill/patch with putty
to apply body filler or putty to cover dents, cracks, or holes before sanding and finishing (common in auto body and construction work)
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toโป๊วbpóowโป๊วbpóow1[to] fill/patch with putty2putty; body fillerรอยrɔɔiรอยrɔɔi1mark; stain2trace; sign3line; groove; crease4scar5track; footprintบุบbùpบุบbùp1dented2[to] become dented; [to] cave in3bruised (fruit/soft item)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerประตูรถbprà-dtuu-rótประตูรถbprà-dtuu-rótvehicle door; car doorก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] scrub; scour2[to] polish; buff3[to] obstruct; block4[to] oppose; contradictให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เรียบrîiapเรียบrîiap1smooth; even; flat2plain; unadorned3neat; orderly; trim4completely; all gone5quiet; subdued (tone/style)6[to] be smooth; be even; lie flatแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkɔ̂iค่อยkɔ̂i1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterพ่นสีpôn-sǐiพ่นสีpôn-sǐi[to] spray paintทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write over
The mechanic applied body filler to the dent on the car door, sanded it smooth, and then sprayed paint over it.
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ก่อนgònติดตั้งdtìt dtângบัวbuuaผนังpà-năngเราraoต้องdtôngโป๊วbpóoรอยร้าวroi ráaoเล็กlékๆ-ให้hâiเต็มdtemเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเห็นhĕnรอยroi
Before installing the wall molding, we need to apply putty to fill the small cracks so they won't show.
เขาkǎoอธิบายà-tí-baaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnว่าwâaต้องdtɔ̂ngโป๊วซ้ำbpóow-sámสองsɔ̌ɔngรอบrɔ̂ɔpบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenที่tîiเป็นbpenหลุมlǔmลึกlʉ́kแล้วlɛ́ɛoทิ้งtíngให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขัดkàtละเอียดlá-ìiat
He explained the steps: apply filler twice on the deep holes, let it dry, and then sand it finely.
งานngaanซ่อมsɔ̂mกันชนgan-chonใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngโป๊วbpóowไล่ระดับlâi-rá-dàpให้hâiเสมอsà-mə̌əชั้นchánเดิมdəəmมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánพ่นสีpôn-sǐiแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàเป็นคลื่นbpen-klʉ̂ʉn
Repairing the bumper takes time because the filler must be leveled to match the original surface; otherwise, the paint will look wavy.
2NounB2
putty; body filler
a paste-like compound used to fill and smooth surfaces before painting or finishing
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทาสีtaa-sǐiทาสีtaa-sǐi[to] paint (a surface)ชั้นวางchán-waangชั้นวางchán-waangshelf; shelving unit; rackไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderโป๊วbpóowโป๊วbpóow1[to] fill/patch with putty2putty; body fillerซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixพื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐuพื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐu1surface; outermost layer2texture; surface finishให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เรียบเนียนrîiap-niianเรียบเนียนrîiap-niian1smooth; even (surface/skin)2seamless; well‑blended; unobtrusiveก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Before painting the wooden shelf, we used putty to repair the surface and make it smooth first.
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ช่างchângบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiซื้อsʉ́ʉโป๊วbpóowชนิดchá-nítเบาbaoเพราะprɔ́มันmanขัดkàtง่ายngâaiและlɛ́ไม่mâiหดตัวhòt-dtuuaหลังlǎngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng
The technician told me to buy lightweight putty because it sands easily and doesn’t shrink after drying.
ถ้าtâaใช้cháiโป๊วbpóowปิดbpìtรูruuตะปูdtà-bpuuแล้วlɛ́ɛoปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiแห้งสนิทhɛ̂ɛng-sà-nìtพื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐuจะjàเรียบเนียนrîiap-niianและlɛ́สีsǐiจะjàเกาะgɔ̀ได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂n
If you use putty to cover nail holes and let it dry completely, the surface will be smooth and the paint will adhere better.
งานngaanบิ้วท์อินbîu-inจะjàออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaประณีตbprà-nîitมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเลือกlʉ̂ʉakโป๊วbpóowที่tîiเข้ากับkâo-gàpวัสดุwát-sà-dùและlɛ́ขัดkàtเก็บgèpรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
Built-in work looks more refined when you choose putty that suits the material and consistently sand the fine details.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpóow
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |