ตลิ่ง
dtà-lìngMeaning
1NounB1
riverbank; embankment
the sloping side or bank of a river, canal, or watercourse (often higher ground by the water)
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ตกปลาdtòk bplaaตกปลาdtòk bplaa[to] fish; go fishing (with a hook and line)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลิ่งdtà-lìngตลิ่งdtà-lìngriverbank; embankmentริมคลองrim klongริมคลองrim klong1by/along the canal2canal-side; beside a canal3canal-side; canal bankตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the evening
The children sit fishing on the canal bank in the evening.
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Heavy rain caused part of the riverbank to collapse.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanปลูกbplùukหญ้าแฝกyâa-fɛ̀ɛkบนbonตลิ่งdtà-lìngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการพังทลายgaan-pang-tá-laai
Villagers plant vetiver grass on the riverbank to prevent erosion.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiติดdtìtป้ายเตือนbpâai-dtʉʉanให้hâiเว้นระยะwén-rá-yáจากjàakตลิ่งdtà-lìngเพราะprɔ́ดินdinอุ้มน้ำûm-náamและlɛ́เสี่ยงsìiangไถลtà-lǎiตัวdtuuaลงlongน้ำnáam
Officials put up warning signs to keep a distance from the bank because the soil is waterlogged and prone to sliding into the water.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตลิ่ง said ตะ-หลิ่ง?
dtà-lìng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |