ด้วง
dûuangMeanings
1NounA2
beetle
A beetle, especially larger or hard‑shelled kinds such as scarab, rhinoceros, or stag beetles; also used in compound names (e.g., ด้วงกว่างด้วงกว่างdûuang-gwàangrhinoceros beetle, ด้วงมะพร้าว).
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceด้วงdûuangด้วงdûuang1beetle2grub; beetle larvaตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)เกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] perch4[to] stick; [to] adhere5[to] come close to shore (of a boat)6[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
The kids found a big beetle clinging to a tree.
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Last night I saw a rhinoceros beetle fly into the porch light.
Gardeners fear coconut beetles because they damage the crown of the trees.
นักเรียนnák-riianเก็บgèpตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangด้วงdûuangหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaลักษณะlák-sà-nàของkɔ̌ɔngเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakแข็งkɛ̌ngและlɛ́เขาkǎo
The students collected various beetles to study their hard shells and horns.
2NounB1
grub; beetle larva
The larval stage of certain beetles, typically thick, white, and C‑shaped; sometimes eaten as food.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ขุดเจอkùt-jəəขุดเจอkùt-jəə1[to] find by digging; [to] unearth2[to] uncover; [to] dig up [information]ด้วงdûuangด้วงdûuang1beetle2grub; beetle larvaสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กอไผ่gɔɔ-pàiกอไผ่gɔɔ-pàibamboo clumpแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เอามาao-maaเอามาao-maa[to] bring (here); fetch (to the speaker)ทอดtɔ̂ɔtทอดtɔ̂ɔt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)กินginกินgin1[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)
Villagers dug up white grubs in a clump of bamboo and fried them to eat.
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ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaด้วงdûuangเป็นbpenตัวอ่อนdtuua-ɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngแมลงmá-lɛɛngชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít-nʉ̀ngตัวdtuuaอ้วนûuanขาวkǎaoและlɛ́งอngɔɔเป็นbpenรูปตัวrûup-dtuuaซีsii
The teacher explained that grubs are the larval stage of a type of insect, thick, white, and C-shaped.
ที่têeตลาดdtà-làatชนบทchon-ná-bòtมีmeeขายkăaiด้วงdûuangสดsòtๆ-สำหรับsăm-ràpคนkonที่têeชอบchôpนำไปnam bpaiคั่วkûuaเกลือgleuua
In rural markets, fresh grubs are sold for those who like to stir-fry them with salt.
นักnákวิจัยศึกษาwí-jai-sʉ̀k-sǎaคุณค่าทางโภชนาการkun-ná-kâa-taang-poo-chá-naa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngด้วงdûuangเพราะprɔ́มีmiiโปรตีนbproo-dtiinสูงsǔungและlɛ́เป็นbpenอาหารaa-hǎanพื้นถิ่นpʉ́ʉn-tìnในnaiหลายlǎaiชุมชนchum-chon
Researchers study the nutritional value of grubs because they are high in protein and are a local food in many communities.
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
dûuang
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 | — | — |