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| พล phohnM / phohnM laH / phaH laH |  |
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| 1. | power; force; strength; violence; military force |
| 2. | troops; soldiers; forces; plebes |
| 3. | low member of military or police force |
| 4. | general; General [military rank] |
| 5. | mediocre; indifferent; ordinary |
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| Phonemic Thai | พน |
| IPA | pʰon |
| Royal Thai General System | phon |
1.  [noun, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | power; force; strength; violence; military force | ||
| examples | พลศึกษา  | phaH laH seukL saaR | physical education; gymnastics |
| อิทธิพล | itL thiH phohnM | influence; effect | |
| พลศาสตร์ | phohnM laH saatL | [the science of] dynamics | |
| พลการ | phaH laH gaanM | violent; destructive; violence | |
| โดยพลการ | dooyM phaH laH gaanM | arbitrarily; without authorization from one's superior | |
| พลการ | phaH laH gaanM | force, strength | |
| จอมพลเรือ | jaawmM phohnM reuuaM | Admiral of the Fleet | |
| ทุรพล | thooH raH phohnM laH | weak; feeble; lean; thin; disheartened; frail | |
| เคลื่อนพล | khleuuanF phohnM | to move the army; march; move troops; advance | |
| กองพลทหารปืนใหญ่ | gaawngM phohnM thaH haanR bpeuunM yaiL | Artillery | |
| กองพล | gaawngM phohnM laH | division [military] | |
| พลพรรค | phohnM laH phakH | partisan; friends; company; party; gang; associate; followers | |
| พลซุ่มยิง | phohnM soomF yingM | sniper | |
| กำลังพล | gamM langM phohnM | military force | |
| รวมพล | ruaamM phohnM | to marshall forces; assemble as a group | |
| จุดรวมพล | jootL ruaamM phohnM | assembly point | |
| sample sentence | ทหารญี่ปุ่นยกพลต่อสู้กับทหารหาญ นักรบแห่งแดนสยามที่ปักหลักตามชายหาด thaH haanR yeeF bpoonL yohkH phohnM dtaawL suuF gapL thaH haanR haanR nakH rohpH haengL daaenM saL yaamR theeF bpakL lakL dtaamM chaaiM haatL "The Japanese military raised an army to fight against the Thai military forces stationed along the shoreline." | ||
| 2. [noun, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | troops; soldiers; forces; plebes | ||
| examples | พลรบ | phohnM rohpH | combatants |
| พลร่ม | phohnM rohmF | parachute soldier, a paratrooper | |
| พลทหาร | phohnM thaH haanR | Enlisted soldier; low member of Army, Navy, or Air Force | |
| พลเรือน | phohnM laH reuuanM | civilians | |
| พลร่ม | phohnM rohmF | unregistered voters brought in to vote | |
| ยกพล | yohkH phohnM | to dispatch or advance or move the army or troops | |
| ถือพล | theuuR phohnM | [military] to command troops | |
| พลพาย | phohnM laH phaaiM | rower; oarsman | |
ผู้สะสมกำลังพลหรืออาวุธตระเตรียมการ หรือสมคบกันเพื่อเป็นกบฏต้องระวางโทษจำคุกตั้งแต่สามถึงห้า ปี phuuF saL sohmR gamM langM phohnM reuuR aaM wootH dtraL dtriiamM gaanM reuuR sohmR khohpH ganM pheuuaF bpenM gaL bohtL dtawngF raH waangM tho:htF jamM khookH dtangF dtaaeL saamR theungR haaF bpeeM A person who gathers forces or weapons, who makes preparations for, or conspires with others to foment rebellion must be punished with incarceration of 3 – 15 years. | |||
| ไพร่พล | phraiF phohnM | soldiers; military forces; troops | |
| จอมพลอากาศ | jaawmM phohnM aaM gaatL | Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force | |
| ชุมพล | choomM phohnM | meeting; assembly; gathering | |
| พลแม่นปืน | phohnM maaenF bpeuunM | sharpshooter | |
| เรือลำเลียงพล | reuuaM lamM liiangM phohnM | troop ship (naval vessel) | |
| sample sentence | พวกเราเคลื่อนพลอีกครั้งไปยังเมืองเกียวโต phuaakF raoM khleuuanF phohnM eekL khrangH bpaiM yangM meuuangM giaaoM dto:hM "We are again moving our forces towards Kyoto." | ||
| 3. [noun, proper noun, person, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | low member of military or police force | ||
| 4. [noun, proper noun, person, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | general; General [military rank] | ||
| examples | พลอากาศโท | phohnM aaM gaatL tho:hM | Air Marshal; Air Force officer of second-highest rank |
| พลอากาศตรี | phohnM aaM gaatL dtreeM | Air Vice Marshal; Air Force officer of third highest rank | |
| พลเรือตรี | phohnM reuuaM dtreeM | Rear Admiral | |
| พลอากาศเอก | phohnM aaM gaatL aehkL | Air Force officer of the highest rank | |
| พลเรือโท | phohnM reuuaM tho:hM | Vice Admiral | |
| พลเรือเอก | phohnM reuuaM aehkL | Admiral; highest-ranking naval officer | |
| พลตำรวจตรี | phohnM dtamM ruaatL dtreeM | Police Major General | |
| พลตำรวจโท | phohnM dtamM ruaatL tho:hM | Police Lieutenant General; 2nd-ranking police officer | |
| พลตำรวจเอก | phohnM dtamM ruaatL aehkL | Police General; highest-ranking police officer | |
| พลจัตวา | phohnM jatL dtaL waaM | one-star general | |
| พลตรี | phohnM dtreeM | Major General; two-star general | |
| พลเอก | phohnM aehkL | General, Army or Police; four star general | |
| พลโท | phohnM tho:hM | Lieutenant General; three-star general | |
| จอมพล | jaawmM phohnM | Army Field Marshal | |
| พลตำรวจ | phohnM dtamM ruaatL | policeman; police private | |
| ตูดปอดยอดขุนพล | dtuutL bpaawtL yaawtF khoonR phohnM | [conversational version of ก้นปอดยอดขุนพล] | |
| ขุนพล | khoonR phohnM | warlord | |
| นายพล | naaiM phohnM | [rank] general | |
| ขุนพล | khoonR phohnM | military commander; army commander; military leader | |
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| 5. [adjective, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | mediocre; indifferent; ordinary | ||
| examples | พลเมือง | phohnM laH meuuangM | a citizen; an inhabitant; people; population |
| พลโลก | phohnM laH lo:hkF | citizens of the world | |
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