ดุ้ง
dûngMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
warped upward; bulging up
warped, curved, or bulging upward out of a flat shape, especially of a board, sheet, or surface
Examples
แผ่นpɛ̀nแผ่นpɛ̀n1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordไม้กระดานmáai-grà-daanไม้กระดานmáai-grà-daanplank; wooden boardนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดุ้งdûngดุ้งdûng1warped upward; bulging up2[to] flinch; [to] be startledขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeตรงกลางdtrong-glaangตรงกลางdtrong-glaang1in the middle; centrally2central; middle (located at the center)3the middle; the center
This wooden board got wet and warped upward in the middle.
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ช่างchângบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaล้อแม็กlɔ́ɔ-mɛ́kมันmanดุ้งdûngจากjàakการgaanตกหลุมdtòk-lǔmต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาไปao-bpaiซ่อมsɔ̂m
The mechanic said the alloy wheel is warped from hitting a pothole; it needs to be repaired.
ฝากระโปรงรถfǎa-grà-bproong-rótยนต์yonดุ้งdûngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiหลังจากlǎng-jàakเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetชนท้ายchon-táaiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi
The car's hood bulged upward slightly after the rear-end collision yesterday.
ถ้าtâaทิ้งtíngแผ่นพลาสติกpàen pláas-dtìkไว้wáiกลางแดดglaang dàetนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiความร้อนkwaam rónจะjàทำให้tam hâiมันmanดุ้งdûngและláeเสียรูปทรงsĭia rûup song
If you leave the plastic sheet in the sun for too long, the heat will cause it to warp and lose its shape.
2VerbC1
[to] flinch; [to] be startled
to flinch, jerk, or be startled (often used colloquially as a shortened form of สะดุ้งสะดุ้งsà-dûng1lift net (regional)2[to] flinch; wince3[to] start; jump (in surprise))
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyจ๊ะเอ๋já-ěeจ๊ะเอ๋já-ěepeekaboo!เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpto the point of; even; so ... thatดุ้งdûngดุ้งdûng1warped upward; bulging up2[to] flinch; [to] be startledเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When his friend played peek-a-boo, he actually flinched.
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เห็นhěnบิลค่าไฟbin-kâa-faiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแทบtɛ̂ɛpดุ้งdûngทำไมtam-maiมันmanแพงpɛɛngขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi
Seeing this month's electricity bill almost made me flinch; why is it so expensive?
จู่ๆjòo jòoหมาmăaก็gâwเห่าhàoกระโชกgrà-chôhkขึ้นมาkêun maaกลางดึกglaang dèukทำเอาtam aoคนkonทั้งtángบ้านbâanดุ้งdûngกันganเป็นแถวbpen tăeo
Suddenly, the dog started barking aggressively in the middle of the night, startling everyone in the house.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpดุ้งdûngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukนักข่าวnák-kàaoจี้jîiถามtǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangคดีká-diiทุจริตtút-jà-rìtกลางglaangวงwongสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâat
That politician actually flinched when reporters pressed him about the corruption case during the interview.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dûng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |