กุ้ง
gûngMeanings
1NounA1
shrimp; prawn (animal)
A small marine or freshwater crustacean with a long body and many legs; commonly found in oceans, rivers, and farms.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กุ้งgûngกุ้งgûng1shrimp; prawn (animal)2shrimp; prawn (as food)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
There are small fish and many shrimp in the river.
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At the farm pond, baby shrimp swim in a school.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanผมpŏmเห็นhĕnกุ้งgûngตัวdtuuaใสsăiๆ-อยู่ใต้yòo dtâiก้อนหินgôn hĭnในnaiลำธารlam taan
Yesterday I saw transparent shrimp under rocks in the stream.
Tomorrow we will watch villagers catch shrimp at the river mouth.
2NounA1
shrimp; prawn (as food)
Shrimp or prawn used as food; the edible flesh of the animal.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketกุ้งgûngกุ้งgûng1shrimp; prawn (animal)2shrimp; prawn (as food)กับข้าวสวยgàp-kâao-sǔuaiกับข้าวสวยgàp-kâao-sǔuaiwith plain steamed rice
I like to eat shrimp with steamed rice.
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Mom fried shrimp for us for dinner.
Yesterday I ordered shrimp noodles at the restaurant.
Tomorrow we will make a shrimp salad for the party.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gûng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |