โพลง
ploongMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
blazing; glaring; brightly lit; aglow
Shining or burning with a strong, vivid light; very bright or aglow.
Examples
ถ่านtàanถ่านtàan1charcoal2battery; battery cell3carbon (electrode)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เตาdtaoเตาdtao1stove; cooker2furnace; kiln; ovenยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] burn; blaze; flare upแดงโพลงdɛɛng-ploongแดงโพลงdɛɛng-ploongblazing red; fiery redอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ng1don't ... yet; hold off (for now)2Wait! Not yet.เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to
The charcoal in the stove is still glowing red, don't go near it yet.
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พอpɔɔรู้rúuว่าwâaถูกtùukหักหลังhàk-lǎngดวงตาduuang-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂แดงโพลงdɛɛng-ploongด้วยdûuaiความโกรธkwaam-gròot
When he found out he was betrayed, his eyes were glowing red with anger.
ในnaiความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mítของkɔ̌ɔngถ้ำtâmเราraoเห็นhěnดวงduuangตาสีเขียวdtaa-sǐi-kǐiaoคู่kûuหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสว่างโพลงsà-wàang-ploongน่าขนลุกnâa-kǒn-lúk
In the pitch darkness of the cave, we saw a pair of green eyes shining with an eerie brightness.
แผลผ่าตัดplɛ̌ɛ-pàa-dtàtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเริ่มrə̂əmอักเสบàk-sèepจนjonบวมbuuamและlɛ́แดงdɛɛngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnán
His surgical wound started to get inflamed until it was swollen and red all over that area.
2VerbB2
[to] blaze; flare; glow brightly
To emit a strong, sudden, or vivid light or flame.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)ไม้ขีดไฟmáai-kìit-faiไม้ขีดไฟmáai-kìit-faimatch; matchstickแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)โยนyoonโยนyoon1[to] throw; toss; cast2[to] shift blame; pass the buckลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโพลงploongโพลงploong1blazing; glaring; brightly lit; aglow2[to] blaze; flare; glow brightlyขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
He lit a match and threw it into the pile of paper, and the fire immediately flared up.
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ไฟfaiในnaiเตาdtaoโพลงploongขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiคนkonเติมdtəəmเชื้อไฟchʉ́ʉa-faiเข้าไปkâo-bpai
The fire in the stove flared up quickly when someone added more fuel.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเกิดgə̀ətประกายไฟbprà-gaai-faiถังแก๊สtǎng-gɛ́ɛtก็gɔ̂ระเบิดrá-bə̀ətและlɛ́เกิดgə̀ətเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiโพลงploongขึ้นสู่kʉ̂n-sùuท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa
The moment there was a spark, the gas tank exploded and flames flared up into the sky.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngจากjàakประภาคารbprà-paa-kaanส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàตัดผ่านdtàt-pàanความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mítของkɔ̌ɔngท้องทะเลtɔ́ɔng-tá-leeในnaiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn
The light from the lighthouse flared up rhythmically, cutting through the darkness of the sea at night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ploong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight[to] go down; descendPart 2
โพลงploongโพลงploongblazing; glaring; brightly lit; aglowblazing; glaring; brightly lit; aglowWord