โพลน
ploonMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
stark white; white all over
conspicuously or uniformly white, typically used to intensify ขาวขาวkǎao1[to] be white; be fair-skinned2white (color)3fair-skinned; light-complexioned in ขาวโพลนขาวโพลนkǎao-plooncompletely white; all white
Examples
ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหาดhàatหาดhàatbeach; shoreนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขาวโพลนkǎao-ploonขาวโพลนkǎao-plooncompletely white; all whiteจ้าjâaจ้าjâa1bright; dazzling2yes; okay; friendly conversational particle (informal)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)แดดdɛ̀ɛtแดดdɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshine
The sand at this beach is glaringly white under the sun.
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The pale white cliff tops reflected the light so much I had to squint.
เช้าcháoวันwanหมอกmɔ̀ɔkจัดjàtท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaดูduuโพลนploonราวกับraao-gàpถูกtùukซักsákจนjonสีซีดsǐi-sîit
On a foggy morning, the sky looked washed-out white as if bleached.
เส้นผมsên-pǒmของkɔ̌ɔngชายชราchaai-chá-raaคล้ำklámเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnบัดนี้bàt-níiกลับglàpโพลนploonทั้งtángศีรษะsǐi-sàคล้ายkláaiถูกtùukแดดdɛ̀ɛtและlɛ́กาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaซัดsátจนjonสีsǐiจางjaang
The old man's hair, once dark, is now entirely pale white, as if sun and time had washed its color away.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ploon
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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ลนlonลนlon1[to] expose [sth] to flame or heat; singe2[to] panic; be flustered[to] expose [sth] to flame or heat; singePart 2
โพลนploonโพลนploonstark white; white all overstark white; white all overWord