ดงเตย
dong-dtəəiMeaning
1NounB2
pandanus thicket; pandan grove
a dense growth or grove of pandanus (screw pine) plants.
Examples
แถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanneighborhood; local areaสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดงเตยdong-dtəəiดงเตยdong-dtəəipandanus thicket; pandan groveขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมคลองrim-klɔɔngริมคลองrim-klɔɔng1by/along the canal2canal-side; beside a canal3canal-side; canal bank
Near my grandma's garden house, there is a large pandanus grove along the canal.
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เราraoเดินลัดdəən-látดงเตยdong-dtəəiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiเก็บดอกบัวgèp-dɔ̀ɔk-buuaในnaiบึงbʉngที่อยู่tîi-yùuด้านหลังdâan-lǎng
We walked through the pandanus grove to pick lotuses in the pond behind it.
กลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmอ่อนๆòn ònของkŏngใบเตยbai dteuyโชยมาchoi maaจากjàakดงเตยdong dtoeiหลังlăngฝนตกfŏn dtòkทำให้tam hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukสดชื่นsòt-chêun
The gentle fragrance of pandan leaves wafted from the grove after the rain, making it feel refreshing.
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะjàเข้าไปkâo-bpaiหาhǎaหน่อไม้nɔ̀ɔ-máaiและlɛ́ตัดdtàtใบเตยbai-dtəəiในnaiดงเตยdong-dtəəiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanและlɛ́ขนมkà-nǒm
In the old days, villagers would go into the pandanus grove to find bamboo shoots and cut pandan leaves for cooking food and desserts.
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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เตยdtəəiเตยdtəəi1Toey (given name)2pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius)3pandanus (screw pine, genus Pandanus)Toey (given name)Part 2
ดงเตยdong-dtəəiดงเตยdong-dtəəipandanus thicket; pandan grovepandanus thicket; pandan groveWord