โพนทนา
pá-nôot-naaMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] spread news; [to] make public
to spread news, rumors, or private information widely; to make something known publicly, often in a negative way
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuapersonal matter; private affairของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโพนทนาpá-nôot-naaโพนทนาpá-nôot-naa[to] spread news; [to] make publicให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)อยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əalways; invariably
He always likes to spread his friends' private matters to other people.
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การเอาgaan-aoความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnมาmaaเที่ยวtîiaoโพนทนาpá-nôot-naaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำให้tam-hâiตัวdtuuaคุณkunดูเป็นduu-bpenคนดีkon-diiขึ้นkʉ̂nเลยləəi
Going around spreading rumors about other people's mistakes doesn't make you look like a better person at all.
สื่อมวลชนsʉ̀ʉ-muuan-chonบางbaangสำนักsǎm-nákมักจะmák-jàขุดคุ้ยkùt-kúiเรื่องอื้อฉาวrʉ̂ʉang-ʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngดาราdaa-raaมาmaaโพนทนาpá-nôot-naaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างกระแสsâang-grà-sɛ̌ɛและlɛ́เรียกrîiakยอดyɔ̂ɔtคนดูkon-duu
Some media outlets often dig up celebrities' scandals and broadcast them widely to create a trend and attract viewers.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàตักเตือนdtàk-dtʉʉanกันganเป็นการส่วนตัวbpen-gaan-sùuan-dtuuaเขาkǎoกลับglàpนำnamข้อบกพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngไปbpaiโพนทนาpá-nôot-naaกลางglaangที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumอย่างyàangไม่mâiไว้หน้าwái-nâa
Instead of warning them privately, he publicly broadcasted his subordinate's flaws in the middle of the meeting without saving their face.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โพนทนา said พะ-โนด-นา?
pá-nôot-naa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |