โพด
pôotMeanings
1NounA1
corn; maize (dialect)
Corn; maize (dialectal, especially in Isan; a shortened form of ข้าวโพดข้าวโพดkâao-pôot1corn; maize (food)2classifier: ears/cobs of corn (ฝัก)3corn; maize (plant)).
Examples
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketโพดpôotโพดpôot1corn; maize (dialect)2very; extremely; too (intensifier)
I like to eat corn.
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Dad went to harvest corn in the rice field.
In front of the school, there's a delicious grilled corn stall.
2AdverbA2
very; extremely; too (intensifier)
An adverb, used after adjectives or verbs, meaning 'very', 'extremely', or 'excessively'; often implies 'too much' (Isan/Lao dialect).
Examples
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Don't drive so fast, I'm scared.
These pants are too expensive, I can't afford them.
I think you're overthinking it; the matter isn't that serious.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pôot
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |