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dôngMeanings
1NounB1
Japanese rice bowl
A Japanese rice bowl dish topped with meat, fish, or other ingredients (short for 'donburi').
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แซลมอนsɛo-mɔ̂nแซลมอนsɛo-mɔ̂n1salmon (fish)2salmon (color)ด้งdôngด้งdông1Japanese rice bowl2winnowing basketเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มื้อเที่ยงmʉ́ʉ-tîiangมื้อเที่ยงmʉ́ʉ-tîianglunch
Today I want to eat a salmon donburi for lunch.
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เมนูmee-nuuด้งdôngของkɔ̌ɔngร้านอาหารญี่ปุ่นráan-aa-hǎan-yîi-bpùnร้านนี้ráan-níiให้hâiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเยอะyə́และlɛ́ราคาไม่แพงraa-kaa-mâi-pɛɛng
The donburi menu at this Japanese restaurant gives a lot of meat and is not expensive.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉaวัวwuuaฉันchǎnแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiลองlɔɔngสั่งsàngเมนูmee-nuuด้งdôngหน้าnâaเนื้อnʉ́ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngร้านนี้ráan-níiมาmaaทานtaanดูduuนะná
If you like eating beef, I recommend trying the beef donburi dish at this restaurant.
เมนูmee-nuuด้งdôngทุกtúkชนิดchá-nítของkɔ̌ɔngร้านนี้ráan-níiใช้cháiข้าวญี่ปุ่นkâao-yîi-bpùnเกรดพรีเมียมgrèet-prii-miiamที่tîiหอมhɔ̌ɔmนุ่มnûmและlɛ́เข้ากับkâo-gàpซอสsɔ́ɔtได้dâaiอย่างลงตัวyàang-long-dtuua
Every donburi dish at this restaurant uses premium-grade Japanese rice that is fragrant, soft, and pairs perfectly with the sauce.
2NounB2
winnowing basket
A flat, circular bamboo basket used for winnowing rice or drying food (an abbreviation of 'kradong').
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ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)หมูหมักmǔu-màkหมูหมักmǔu-màkmarinated porkไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛtตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛt1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlightไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ด้งdôngด้งdông1Japanese rice bowl2winnowing basketที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
Grandma put the marinated pork to dry in the sun in a bamboo basket behind the house.
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ช่วยchûuaiเอาaoด้งdôngใบbaiนี้níiไปbpaiล้างláangทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatแล้วlɛ́ɛoผึ่งลมpʉ̀ng-lomให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngหน่อยnɔ̀iนะná
Please help take this bamboo basket to wash it and let it air dry.
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวนาchaao-naaจะjàใช้cháiด้งdôngในnaiการgaanฝัดfàtข้าวkâaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแยกyɛ̂ɛkเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakและlɛ́สิ่งเจือปนsìng-jʉʉa-bponออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเมล็ดข้าวmá-lét-kâaoสารsǎan
In the past, farmers used flat bamboo baskets to winnow rice to separate the husks and impurities from the rice grains.
กลุ่มglùmแม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiมีmiiรายได้เสริมraai-dâai-sə̌əmจากjàakการสานgaan-sǎanด้งdôngไม้ไผ่máai-pàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งขายsòng-kǎaiตามdtaamตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátชุมชนchum-chon
The housewives' group in this village earns extra income from weaving flat bamboo baskets to sell at local community markets.
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
dông
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 | — | — |