ดงหญ้า
dong-yâaMeaning
1NounB1
dense patch of tall grass
a dense patch or area of tall grass
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ดงหญ้าdong-yâaดงหญ้าdong-yâadense patch of tall grassอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงูnguuงูnguusnakeอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
Be careful, there might be a snake in the tall grass.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpวิ่งเล่นwîng lênซ่อนหาsôn hăaในnaiดงหญ้าdong yâaข้างkâangสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lên
The children love to play hide-and-seek in the patch of tall grass next to the playground.
เขาkăoทำtamกุญแจรถgun-jae rótหายhăaiแถวๆtăeo-tăeoดงหญ้าdong yâaหลังบ้านlăng bâanตอนนี้dton néeเลยloieกำลังgam-langช่วยกันchûuai ganหาhăaอยู่yòo
He lost his car keys somewhere in the patch of tall grass behind the house, so now they are helping to look for them.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเครื่องตัดหญ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-dtàt-yâaถางtǎangดงหญ้าdong-yâaรกทึบrók-tʉ́pเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นหาkón-hǎaสิ่งของsìng-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiคนร้ายkon-ráaiทิ้งไว้tíng-wái
The officers had to use a lawnmower to clear the dense patch of overgrown grass in order to search for items left by the culprit.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดงdongดงdong1thicket; dense woodland2hotspot; cluster (often negative)3classifier: thicket/dense growth (rare)thicket; dense woodlandPart 1
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ดงหญ้าdong-yâaดงหญ้าdong-yâadense patch of tall grassdense patch of tall grassWord