ดุ๋ง
dǔngMeaning
1AdverbC1
sinking out of sight; disappearing under water
describes someone or something going down into water and disappearing from sight, as when sinking or diving
Examples
ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)ตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ว่ายwâaiว่ายwâai[to] swimมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterดุ๋งdŭngดุ๋งdŭngsinking out of sight; disappearing under waterหายไปhăai bpaiหายไปhăai bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; filler
A big fish swam close by and then dove straight down, disappearing into the water.
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เขาkǎoโยนyoonก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnลงlongคลองklɔɔngมันmanจมjomดุ๋งdǔngลงไปlong-bpaiใต้น้ำdtâai-náamอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
He threw a rock into the canal, and it sank straight down underwater quickly.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangคนkonเดินdəənลุยluiน้ำnáamเข้ามาkâo-maaใกล้glâiกบgòpตัวนั้นdtuua-nánก็gɔ̂กระโดดgrà-dòotลงlongสระsàแล้วlɛ́ɛoมุดmútดุ๋งdǔngหายไปhǎai-bpaiอย่างyàangไร้ráiร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔi
As soon as it heard someone wading closer, the frog jumped into the pond and dived out of sight without a trace.
นากnâakทะเลtá-leeคว้าkwáaหอยhɔ̌ɔiได้dâaiก็gɔ̂ดำdamดุ๋งdǔngลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiดงdongสาหร่ายsǎa-ràaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบซ่อนlòp-sɔ̂ɔnตัวdtuuaจากjàakศัตรูsàt-dtruuตามdtaamสัญชาตญาณsǎn-châat-dtà-yaan
Once the sea otter grabbed the clam, it quickly dove down out of sight into the kelp forest to instinctively hide from predators.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dǔng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |