กองฟาง
gɔɔng-faangMeaning
1NounB1
straw pile; strawstack
a heap or pile of straw (often rice straw), typically stored on a farm; used in idioms such as เข็มในกองฟาง ('a needle in a haystack')
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâaoเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâao[to] harvest riceชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeกองฟางgɔɔng-faangกองฟางgɔɔng-faangstraw pile; strawstackไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)วัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)
After harvesting rice, farmers will make a haystack for the cows to eat.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpวิ่งเล่นwîng lênซ่อนแอบsôn àepอยู่yòoหลังlăngกองฟางgong faangขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiในnaiทุ่งนาtûng naa
The children like to play hide-and-seek behind the large haystack in the rice field.
The fire spread quickly to the haystack behind the house.
การตามหาgaan dtaam hăaข้อมูลkôr moonชิ้นchínเล็กๆlék lékในnaiเอกสารèk-gà-săanกองgongโตdtohขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeก็gâwเหมือนกับmĕuuan gàpการหาgaan hăaเข็มkĕmในnaiกองฟางgong faang
Searching for a small piece of information in this huge pile of documents is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpspile; heap; stackPart 1
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ฟางfaangฟางfaang1straw (dried stalks of grain)2dim; blurred (of eyesight)straw (dried stalks of grain)Part 2
กองฟางgɔɔng-faangกองฟางgɔɔng-faangstraw pile; strawstackstraw pile; strawstackWord