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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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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

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Onomatopoeic

Noun

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โป้ง (bpôong)

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

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

Noun

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โป้ง (bpôong)

  1. (anatomy) thumb.
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Interjection

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โป้ง (bpôong)

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