ซุง
sungMeaning
1NounA2
log; tree trunk (large piece)
A large, heavy section of a tree trunk, usually with or without bark, before being sawn into boards.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)กลิ้งglîngกลิ้งglîng1[to] roll; tumble2rolling (movement)ซุงsungซุงsunglog; tree trunk (large piece)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut across
The villagers rolled a large log off the truck to prepare for cutting.
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This morning he dragged a heavy tree log from the forest and stacked it in front of the saw yard.
A boat carrying large logs drifted slowly along the river.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakซุงsungลำlamตรงdtrongและlɛ́แห้งhɛ̂ɛngดีdiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งsòngเข้าkâoเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเลื่อยlʉ̂ʉaiตัดdtàtเป็นbpenแผ่นpɛ̀n
The carpenter picked a straight, well-dried section of trunk to feed into the saw for board cutting.
Villagers dragged logs from the forest to stack them by the stream.
โรงเลื่อยroong-lʉ̂ʉaiรับซื้อráp-sʉ́ʉซุงsungยางพาราyaang-paa-raaเป็นbpenวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าkâoเครื่องตัดkrʉ̂ʉang-dtàt
The sawmill buys rubberwood logs as raw material before feeding them into the cutting machines.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaแยกyɛ̂ɛkซุงsungตามdtaamขนาดkà-nàatและlɛ́ชนิดchá-nítไม้máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamส่งsòngเข้าkâoโรงงานroong-ngaan
The trader sorts the logs by size and wood type to prepare them for delivery to the factory.
หลังlǎngการชักgaan-chákลากlâakซุงsungต้องdtɔ̂ngผึ่งpʉ̀ngให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าสู่kâo-sùuกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanแปรรูปbprɛɛ-rûupเป็นbpenแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máai
After hauling, the logs must be air-dried before entering the process of being converted into boards.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sung
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |