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.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Onomatopoeic

Noun edit

โป้ง (bpôong)

  1. sound of a gunshot: bam, bang, blam, etc.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

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

Noun edit

โป้ง (bpôong)

  1. (anatomy) thumb.
Derived terms edit

Interjection edit

โป้ง (bpôong)

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