โพล่ง
plôongMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] blurt out [sth]; [to] burst out (speaking)
to say something suddenly without thinking, often interrupting; to blurt out.
Examples
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiwhile; during the time thatทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโพล่งplôongโพล่งplôong1[to] blurt out [sth]; [to] burst out (speaking)2suddenly; abruptly (esp. of speech)ขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)หิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
While everyone was quiet, that child suddenly blurted out, "I'm hungry!"
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เขาkǎoเผลอplə̌əโพล่งplôongความลับkwaam-lápของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiกลางglaangวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaเลยləəiรู้สึกผิดrúu-sʉ̀k-pìtมากmâak
He accidentally blurted out his friend's secret in the middle of the conversation, so he felt very guilty.
เธอtəəพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàเงียบngîiapไว้wáiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ทนไม่ไหวton-mâi-wǎiโพล่งplôongความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnที่tîiไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกับgàpคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
She tried to keep quiet, but in the end, she couldn't stand it and blurted out an opinion that disagreed with the majority.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiatในnaiห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumจู่ๆjòo jòoพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiก็gâwโพล่งplôhngถามtăamคำถามkam tăamที่têeไม่เหมาะสมmâi mòr sŏmออกมาòk maa
Amidst the tension in the meeting room, the new employee suddenly blurted out an inappropriate question.
2AdverbB2
suddenly; abruptly (esp. of speech)
used to describe speech or action that happens all at once, without warning, especially when someone speaks out.
Examples
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang têeระหว่างที่rá-wàang têewhile; during the time thatทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)อื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2other; anotherอยู่ๆyòo yòoอยู่ๆyòo yòosuddenly; out of the blueเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโพล่งplôhngโพล่งplôhng1[to] blurt out [sth]; [to] burst out (speaking)2suddenly; abruptly (esp. of speech)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuuaเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuuapersonal matter; private affairขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emerge
While everyone was talking about other things, she suddenly spoke up and asked a personal question.
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เขาkǎoนั่งnângเงียบngîiapมานานmaa-naanแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂โพล่งplôongความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaกลางglaangที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum
He sat quietly for a long time, then suddenly voiced his opinion in the middle of the meeting.
คำถามkam-tǎamที่tîiเขาkǎoโพล่งplôongขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngเงียบกริบngîiap-grìpไปbpaiชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nà
The question he suddenly came out with made the atmosphere in the room go dead silent for a moment.
ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kítว่าwâaพยานpá-yaanคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanจะjàโพล่งplôongความจริงkwaam-jingทั้งหมดtáng-mòtออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaในnaiศาลsǎan
No one expected the key witness to suddenly reveal the whole truth in court.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
plôong
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |