ดง
dongMeanings
1NounA2
thicket; dense woodland
An area with dense growth of trees or shrubs; a thicket. Example: เดินหลงในดงไผ่ (got lost in a bamboo thicket).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดงdongดงdong1thicket; dense woodland2hotspot; cluster (often negative)3classifier: thicket/dense growth (rare)กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
There is a wild banana grove in the forest.
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We got lost walking into the bamboo thicket behind the village.
A long time ago, behind my grandmother's house, there was a very beautiful flower thicket.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเล่าlâoว่าwâaไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiในnaiดงหญ้าdong-yâaรกrókตามลำพังdtaam-lam-pangเพราะprɔ́อาจàatเจอjəəสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaได้dâai
The villagers said one should not walk into the overgrown grassy thicket alone because they might encounter wild animals.
2NounB1
hotspot; cluster (often negative)
A heavily concentrated cluster in one place, often implying danger, crime, or problems. Example: ดงโจร (bandit hotspot); ดงยาเสพติด (drug hotspot).
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerทลายtá-laaiทลายtá-laai1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] demolish; break down3[to] raid and dismantle (illegal activity)ดงdongดงdong1thicket; dense woodland2hotspot; cluster (often negative)3classifier: thicket/dense growth (rare)การพนันgaan-pá-nanการพนันgaan-pá-nangambling; bettingขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police busted a large gambling den last night.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพาpaaตัวเองdtuua-eengออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakดงdongยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônชีวิตใหม่chii-wít-mài
He is trying to get himself out of the drug-infested circle to start a new life.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiตรงนี้dtrong-níiเคยkəəiเป็นbpenดงdongโจรjooแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenย่านธุรกิจyâan-tú-rá-gìtไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
In the past, this area used to be a den of thieves, but now it has become a business district.
การกวาดล้างgaan-gwàat-láangอิทธิพลมืดìt-tí-pon-mʉ̂ʉtในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenดงdongของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าพ่อjâao-pɔ̂ɔมานานmaa-naanไม่ใช่mâi-châiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangง่ายngâaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîi
Cracking down on dark influences in an area that has long been a godfather's stronghold is not an easy task for the authorities.
3ClassifierC1
classifier: thicket/dense growth (rare)
a classifier for a patch of bushes or a clump of dense thicket; now uncommon.
Examples
ไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toลิบๆlíp lípลิบๆlíp lípfar in the distance; barely visibleมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพุ่มไม้pûm máaiพุ่มไม้pûm máai1bush; shrub2shrubbery; clump of bushesขึ้นอยู่kêun yòoขึ้นอยู่kêun yòo1[to] depend (on)2[to] be up to [sb]สองสามsŏng săamสองสามsŏng săam1two or three; a few2two or three (used on its own)ดงdongดงdong1thicket; dense woodland2hotspot; cluster (often negative)3classifier: thicket/dense growth (rare)
Far off in the distance, there were two or three clumps of bushes.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเก่าgàoมักmákบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapป่าbpàaที่tîiมีmiiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiและlɛ́กอไผ่gɔɔ-pàiอีกìikหลายlǎaiดงdong
Old literature often describes scenes of forests with large trees and several clumps of bamboo.
ณnáชายป่าchaai-bpàaแห่งhɛ̀ngนั้นnánปรากฏbpraa-gòtต้นสาบเสือdtôn-sàap-sʉ̌ʉaขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùuเพียงpiiangดงdongเดียวdiiaoอย่างyàangโดดเดี่ยวdòot-dìiao
At the edge of that forest, there appeared just a single, solitary thicket of Siam weed.
เบื้องหน้าbêuuang nâaคือkeuลานโล่งlaan lôhngมีmeeต้นหญ้าคาdtôn yâa kaaขึ้นkêunเป็นbpenดงdongๆ-สลับsà-làpกับgàpเนินดินnern dinเล็กๆlék lék
In front lay an open space, with clumps of cogon grass growing intermittently with small mounds of earth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dong
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 | — | — |