โผล่
plòoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] emerge; appear; stick out; pop up
to come out, appear suddenly, or show partly from behind or inside something; also to protrude, stick out, or pop up.
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatโผล่plòoโผล่plòo[to] emerge; appear; stick out; pop upหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3south; southern4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)เตียงdtiiangเตียงdtiiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacityแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)หายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The cat poked its head out from under the bed and then disappeared quickly.
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Suddenly dark clouds appeared and blocked the sun, making it dark at once.
เขาkǎoโผล่plòoมาmaaในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่mâiบอกbɔ̀ɔkล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konตกใจdtòk-jai
He showed up at the meeting without notice, startling everyone.
ตะปูdtà-bpuuโผล่plòoจากjàakพื้นไม้pʉ́ʉn-máaiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiเหยียบyìiapโดนdoon
A nail is sticking out slightly from the wooden floor; be careful not to step on it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
plòo
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |