ดังค์
dangMeanings
1NounB1
slam dunk (basketball)
a basketball shot in which the player jumps and forces the ball downward through the hoop with one or both hands
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกระโดดgrà-dòotกระโดดgrà-dòot1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดังค์dangดังค์dang1slam dunk (basketball)2[to] dunk (basketball)ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ลงห่วงlong-hùuangลงห่วงlong-hùuang[to] go through the hoopอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatly
He jumped up and dunked the ball through the hoop beautifully.
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ตอนท้ายdtɔɔn-táaiเกมgeemกัปตันทีมgàp-dtan-tiimดังค์dangใส่sàiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngจนjonคนดูkon-duuเฮลั่นhee-lân
At the end of the game, the team captain dunked on the opponent and the crowd roared.
โค้ชkóotบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiซ้อมsɔ́ɔmกระโดดgrà-dòotเพิ่มpə̂əmเพราะprɔ́ถ้าtâaสเต็ปดีsà-dtèp-diiจะjàดังค์dangได้dâaiมั่นใจmân-jaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
The coach told us to practice jumping more, because with good footwork you can dunk more confidently.
ผู้เล่นpûu-lênตัวสูงdtuua-sǔungใช้cháiจังหวะjang-wàรับrápรีบาวด์rii-baaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoดังค์dangสองมือsɔ̌ɔng-mʉʉปิดbpìtเกมgeemอย่างเด็ดขาดyàang-dèt-kàat
The tall player grabbed the rebound and executed a two-handed dunk, decisively closing the game.
2VerbB1
[to] dunk (basketball)
to score by jumping and pushing the ball down through the hoop with one or both hands
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกระโดดgrà-dòotกระโดดgrà-dòot1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดังค์dangดังค์dang1slam dunk (basketball)2[to] dunk (basketball)ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ลงห่วงlong-hùuangลงห่วงlong-hùuang[to] go through the hoopเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiaเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiacheers; cheeringดังลั่นdang-lânดังลั่นdang-lân1[to] resound; boom; ring out2very loudly; resoundingly
He jumped up and dunked the ball through the hoop, and the crowd roared.
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Near the end of the game, she made a two-handed dunk and put the team ahead.
โค้ชkóotสั่งให้sàng-hâiเปิดbpə̀ətพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiใต้dtâaiแป้นbpɛ̂nเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเซ็นเตอร์sen-dtə̂əวิ่งwîngมาmaaรับrápบอลbɔɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoดังค์dangทันทีtan-tii
The coach ordered the paint to be cleared so the center could cut in, catch the ball, and dunk immediately.
เขาkǎoอ่านàanจังหวะjang-wàจากjàakการส่งgaan-sòngทะลุช่องtá-lú-chɔ̂ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoดังค์dangใส่sàiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่ให้mâi-hâiตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua
He read the timing on the through pass and dunked on the opponent before they could react.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดังค์ said ดัง?
dang
- Silent letterค์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
dang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ค์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |