โพ้น
póonMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
yonder; distant; far-off (literary)
located far away or on the other side; a remote or far-off place (often literary or elevated style)
Examples
บ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลโพ้นglai-póonไกลโพ้นglai-póon1far away; distant; remote2far away; in the far distanceหลังภูเขาlǎng-puu-kǎoหลังภูเขาlǎng-puu-kǎobehind a mountain; the far side of a mountainหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâaทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâagrassland; meadow; pastureกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yàiกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yàivast; extensive
Grandfather’s hometown lies far away, beyond many mountains and vast grasslands.
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เขาkǎoมองmɔɔngจากjàakฝั่งfàngนี้níiไปยังbpai-yangหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanโพ้นpóonแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamด้วยdûuaiความคิดถึงkwaam-kít-tʉ̌ng
He looked from this shore toward the village on the far side of the river with longing.
ข่าวkàaoจากjàakแดนdɛɛnโพ้นpóonมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngช้าcháaแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังคงyang-kongเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngชะตาchá-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngคนในเมืองkon-nai-mʉʉangนี้níi
News from the distant lands arrives slowly, yet it still alters the fate of people in this city.
นักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangเล่าlâoว่าwâaในnaiแผ่นดินโพ้นทะเลpɛ̀n-din-póon-tá-leeนั้นnánมีmiiประเพณีbprà-pee-niiที่tîiต่างจากdtàang-jàakเราraoอย่างสิ้นเชิงyàang-sîn-chəəng
Travelers say that in lands beyond the sea, traditions are entirely different from ours.
2AdverbB2
yonder; afar; beyond (literary)
in or to a far place; beyond here; far away (often literary or poetic usage)
Examples
เรือreuuaเรือreuuaboat; ship; vesselเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-ลับหายláp hăaiลับหายláp hăai[to] disappear from view; [to] vanish from sightไปยังbpai yangไปยังbpai yangto; toward (a destination)ทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachโพ้นpónโพ้นpón1yonder; distant; far-off (literary)2yonder; afar; beyond (literary)
The small boat slowly faded away toward the far-off sea.
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He looked across the fields toward the distant horizon with hope.
The sound of bells from a far-off temple drifted in with the evening breeze.
ใจเธอjai-təəเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเดินทางdəən-taangไปยังbpai-yangแดนdɛɛnโพ้นpóonที่ซึ่งtîi-sʉ̂ngความฝันkwaam-fǎnยังyangไม่mâiถูกtùukแตะต้องdtɛ̀-dtɔ̂ng
Her heart seemed to journey to a faraway realm where dreams remain untouched.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
póon
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |