ตอง
dtɔɔngMeanings
1NounA2
banana leaf; plantain leaf
a banana or plantain leaf, often used for wrapping, steaming, or serving food; also used decoratively
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเอาaoเอาao1[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)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultตองdtɔɔngตองdtɔɔng1banana leaf; plantain leaf2set of three (matching)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerห่อhɔ̀ɔห่อhɔ̀ɔ1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
Mom used a banana leaf to wrap the dessert.
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiเสิร์ฟsə̀əpข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoบนbonตองdtɔɔngดูduuสวยsǔuaiและlɛ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
This shop serves sticky rice on banana leaf, looking beautiful and naturally fragrant.
ในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bunเขาkǎoจัดดอกไม้jàt-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiและlɛ́บายศรีbaai-sǐiด้วยdûuaiตองdtɔɔngประดับbprà-dàpอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîit
At the merit-making event, they decorated flowers and Bai Sri with intricately adorned banana leaves.
2NounB1
set of three (matching)
a set of three identical items in games or gambling (e.g., three of a kind in cards or dice); by extension, any matching trio
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ได้ตองdâai-dtɔɔngได้ตองdâai-dtɔɔng[to] get three of a kind (tiles/cards)สามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]รอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
Last night I got three of a kind with threes in cards, which made me win that round.
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ถ้าtâaเขาkǎoทอยtɔɔiลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎoได้ตองdâai-dtɔɔngก็gɔ̂จะได้jà-dâaiโบนัสboo-nátเพิ่มpə̂əmอีกìikหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเท่าตัวtâo-dtuua
If he rolls a triple on the dice, he’ll get double the bonus.
ทีมเราtiim-raoชอบchɔ̂ɔpลุ้นlúnตองdtɔɔngในnaiเกมgeemไฮโลhai-looเพราะprɔ́อัตราจ่ายàt-dtraa-jàaiสูงsǔungมากmâak
Our team likes to bet on triples in Hi-Lo because the payout rate is very high.
ในnaiงานคืนสู่เหย้าngaan keun sòo yâoมีmeeตองdtongเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtสามsăamคนkonที่têeแต่งdtàengชุดสีchút sĕeเดียวกันdiao ganจนjonคนkonแซวว่าsaeo wâaเข้าkâoธีมteemสุดๆsùt sùt
At the reunion, there was a matching trio of best friends wearing the same color, and people teased that they fit the theme perfectly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |