โป๊

Thai

Etymology

From Hokkien  / (pó͘, to mend; to repair; to supplement; etc).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicโป๊
o p ˊ
RomanizationPaiboonbpóo
Royal Institutepo
(standard) IPA(key)/poː˦˥/(R)

Verb

โป๊ • (bpóo) (abstract noun การโป๊)

  1. (colloquial, now rare) to supplement: to complete, to add (to), to extend by a supplement; to supply a deficiency.
  2. (colloquial, now rare) to fix; to mend; to repair.

Noun

โป๊ • (bpóo)

  1. (colloquial, now rare) (ยา~) aphrodisiac; tonic.

Adjective

โป๊ • (bpóo) (abstract noun ความโป๊)

  1. (slang) nude; naked or almost naked; being without adequate clothing or covering; disclosing or exposing certain body parts which should be concealed or covered.
  2. (slang) erotic; pornographic.