โพ่ง
pôongMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
bulging; protruding
bulging or sticking out from a surface; swollen outward
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)อมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted withลูกอมlûuk-omลูกอมlûuk-omcandy; sweetไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแก้มgɛ̂ɛmแก้มgɛ̂ɛm1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)โพ่งpôongโพ่งpôongbulging; protruding
The little child kept a candy in his mouth until his cheek bulged out.
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เขาkǎoกินginบุฟเฟต์bùp-feeเยอะมากyə́-mâakจนjonพุงpungโพ่งpôongออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
He ate so much at the buffet that his belly noticeably bulged out.
เขาkǎoยัดyátเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaหลายlǎaiชุดchútลงในlong-naiกระเป๋าเป้grà-bpǎo-bpêeจนjonกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoโพ่งpôongออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
He stuffed several outfits into his backpack until the bag bulged out.
เขาkǎoใส่sàiกระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaangใบbaiหนาnǎaและlɛ́โทรศัพท์มือถือtoo-rá-sàp-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉไว้wáiในnaiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกางเกงgaang-geengจนjonดูduuโพ่งpôongออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างyàangไม่mâiสวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
He put a thick wallet and a mobile phone in his pants pocket until it bulged out unattractively.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pôong
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 | — | — |