ดง

dong

Meanings

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 (formal/official)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)มีmeeมีmee1[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; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
There is a wild banana grove in the forest.
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)เมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police busted a large gambling den last night.
3ClassifierC1

classifier: thicket/dense growth (rare)

a classifier for a patch of bushes or a clump of dense thicket; now uncommon.

Examples

ไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far (in time/relationship); distant3far; to a distant placeออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ลิบๆlíp 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)3about two or three (approx. quantity/frequency)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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