โผเผ
pǒo-pěeMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
weak; exhausted; unsteady
Physically weak or lacking strength, often to the point of moving unsteadily.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ngjust; recentlyหายป่วยhǎai-bpùuaiหายป่วยhǎai-bpùuai[to] recover from illnessจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningโผเผpǒo-pěeโผเผpǒo-pěeweak; exhausted; unsteady
He has just recovered from an illness, so he is still weak and unsteady on his feet.
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ยายyaaiเดินdəənโผเผpǒo-pěeฉันchǎnเลยləəiช่วยchûuaiพยุงpá-yungเวลาwee-laaยายyaaiลุกlúkไปbpaiเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náam
Grandma is weak and walks unsteadily, so I help support her when she gets up to go to the bathroom.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเดินกลางdəən-glaangแดดdɛ̀ɛtมาmaaหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmโผเผpǒo-pěeจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดพักyùt-pák
After walking in the sun for several hours, he became so weak and unsteady that he had to stop and rest.
แม้mɛ́ɛไข้kâiจะjàลดลงlót-longแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoยังyangโผเผpǒo-pěeจนjonไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatลุกจากเตียงlúk-jàak-dtiiangได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiคนช่วยkon-chûuaiพยุงpá-yung
Although his fever had gone down, he was still too weak and unsteady to get out of bed without someone supporting him.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǒo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |