โป้ง

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicโป้ง
o p ˆ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbpôong
Royal Institutepong
(standard) IPA(key)/poːŋ˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

โป้ง (bpôong)

  1. (only found in combination, of a talk or speech) loose; indiscreet.
  2. (only found in combination) large; big.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Onomatopoeic

Noun[edit]

โป้ง (bpôong)

  1. sound of a gunshot: bam, bang, blam, etc.
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Etymology 3[edit]

Clipping of นิ้วโป้ง (níu-bpôong), from นิ้ว (níu, finger) + โป้ง (bpôong, large).

Noun[edit]

โป้ง (bpôong)

  1. (anatomy) thumb.
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Interjection[edit]

โป้ง (bpôong)

  1. (childish) used to express mild anger, displeasure, or disapproval at someone, accompanied by a display of a thumbs-up.