ดอง
dɔɔngMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)
To preserve food by soaking it in salt, brine, or vinegar.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseดองdɔɔngดองdɔɔng1[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)2pickled (food)3[to] shelve; leave pending; sit onแตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaaแตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaacucumberในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำเกลือnáam-glʉʉaน้ำเกลือnáam-glʉʉa1saltwater; brine2saline solution; IV fluidไว้กินwái-ginไว้กินwái-gin[to] keep for eating laterกับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
Mom pickles cucumbers in brine to eat with rice porridge tomorrow.
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เราraoดองdɔɔngผักกาดpàk-gàatด้วยdûuaiน้ำส้มสายชูnáam-sôm-sǎai-chuuแล้วlɛ́ɛoทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwan
We pickled mustard greens with vinegar and left them for two days.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpดองdɔɔngพริกpríkเองeengเพราะprɔ́ปรับbpràpความเค็มkwaam-kemและlɛ́ความเปรี้ยวkwaam-bprîiaoได้dâaiตามใจdtaam-jai
He likes to pickle chilies himself because he can adjust the saltiness and sourness as he likes.
สูตรsùutนี้níiให้hâiดองdɔɔngปลาbplaaกับgàpเกลือglʉʉaและlɛ́น้ำส้มnáam-sômอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสัปดาห์sàp-daaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nและlɛ́รสชาติrót-châatซึมลึกsʉm-lʉ́k
This recipe calls for pickling the fish with salt and vinegar for at least a week so the flesh firms up and the flavor penetrates deeply.
2AdjectiveB1
pickled (food)
Food that has been preserved by pickling (e.g., ผักดองผักดองpàk-dɔɔngpickled vegetables; pickles ‘pickled vegetables’).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketผักดองpàk-dɔɔngผักดองpàk-dɔɔngpickled vegetables; picklesกับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
I like eating pickled vegetables with rice porridge in the morning.
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ในnaiตู้เย็นdtûu-yenมีmiiแตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaaดองdɔɔngกับgàpกิมจิgim-jìไว้wáiเป็นbpenเครื่องเคียงkrʉ̂ʉang-kiiang
There are pickled cucumbers and kimchi in the fridge as side dishes.
เขาkǎoสั่งsàngชุดchútแซนด์วิชsɛɛn-wítที่tîiมาพร้อมmaa-prɔ́ɔmแตงdtɛɛngดองdɔɔngและlɛ́หัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔmดองdɔɔng
He ordered a sandwich set that comes with pickles and pickled onions.
รสเค็มrót-kemหวานwǎanของkɔ̌ɔngผักดองpàk-dɔɔngช่วยchûuaiตัดdtàtเลี่ยนlîianอาหารทอดaa-hǎan-tɔ̂ɔtได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâak
The sweet-salty taste of pickled vegetables helps cut the greasiness of fried food very well.
3VerbB2
[to] shelve; leave pending; sit on
To delay or leave a task, plan, or document unattended for a long time; to put it on hold.
Examples
โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ดองdɔɔngดองdɔɔng1[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)2pickled (food)3[to] shelve; leave pending; sit onไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeจริงจังjing-jangจริงจังjing-jang1serious; earnest2seriously; earnestly
This project has been put on hold since last year; no one has seriously started it.
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เขาkǎoยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaดองdɔɔngรายงานraai-ngaanไว้wáiหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanเพราะprɔ́ติดdtìtงานngaanอื่นʉ̀ʉn
He admitted that he left the report unattended for months because he was busy with other work.
ถ้าtâaเราraoยังyangดองdɔɔngแผนpɛ̌ɛnปรับปรุงระบบbpràp-bprung-rá-bòpต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiปัญหาbpan-hǎaก็gɔ̂จะjàยิ่งyîngสะสมsà-sǒmและlɛ́แก้gɛ̂ɛยากyâakขึ้นkʉ̂n
If we keep putting the system improvement plan on hold, the problems will accumulate and become harder to fix.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanสั่งsàngไม่ให้mâi-hâiดองdɔɔngเอกสารสำคัญèek-gà-sǎan-sǎm-kanอีกìikโดยdooiกำหนดgam-nòtเส้นตายsên-dtaaiชัดเจนchát-jeenและlɛ́มีmiiการติดตามgaan-dtìt-dtaamผลpǒn
The executives ordered that important documents must no longer be put on hold, setting clear deadlines and follow-ups.
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
dɔɔng
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 | — | — |