ตะบึง

dtà-bʉng

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] speed; [to] rush

to speed, rush, or hurry forward continuously without stopping

Examples

พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsป่วยbpùuaiป่วยbpùuai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตะบึงdtà-bʉngตะบึงdtà-bʉng1[to] speed; [to] rush2hurriedly; relentlesslyรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as he knew his child was sick, he sped his car back home immediately.
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เขาkǎoตะบึงdtà-bʉngมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiฝ่าfàaสายฝนsǎai-fǒnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปให้bpai-hâiทันเวลาtan-wee-laaนัดnát
He sped his motorcycle through the rain to make it to the appointment on time.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiได้รับแจ้งdâi-ráp-jɛ̂ɛngเหตุฉุกเฉินhèet-chùk-chə̌ənรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanก็gɔ̂ตะบึงdtà-bʉngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanด้วยdûuaiความเร็วสูงkwaam-reo-sǔungสุดsùt
As soon as the emergency was reported, the ambulance rushed out of the hospital at maximum speed.
คนร้ายkon-ráaiตะบึงdtà-bʉngรถrótหนีnǐiตำรวจdtam-rùuatอย่างyàangไม่mâiคิดkítชีวิตchii-wítจนjonเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetชนchonเสาไฟฟ้าsǎo-fai-fáa
The criminal rushed his car forward fleeing the police desperately, leading to an accident where he crashed into a power pole.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmตกหนักdtòk-nàkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตะบึงdtà-bʉngรถrótกลับบ้านglàp-bâanทันทีtan-tii
As soon as it started raining heavily, he immediately sped his car back home.
รถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanแล่นlɛ̂ɛnตะบึงdtà-bʉngฝ่าfàaการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔnที่tîiติดขัดdtìt-kàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำส่งnam-sòngผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənไปยังbpai-yangโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan
The ambulance sped through the congested traffic to deliver the emergency patient to the hospital.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaหนุ่มnùmวิ่งwîngตะบึงdtà-bʉngสุดกำลังsùt-gam-langในช่วงnai-chûuangร้อยrɔ́ɔiเมตรméetสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังwǎngจะjàคว้าkwáaเหรียญทองrǐian-tɔɔngมาmaaครองkrɔɔng
The young athlete sprinted with all his might in the final hundred meters, hoping to seize the gold medal.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้รับแจ้งdâi-ráp-jɛ̂ɛngข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตะบึงdtà-bʉngขับรถkàp-rótข้ามจังหวัดkâam-jang-wàtในnaiคืนkʉʉnนั้นnánโดยdooiไม่mâiคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngความเหน็ดเหนื่อยkwaam-nèt-nʉ̀ʉai
Upon receiving the bad news, he drove at full speed across provinces that night without regard for his exhaustion.
2AdverbB2

hurriedly; relentlessly

hurriedly, rapidly, or relentlessly without stopping

Examples

สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneประทัดbprà-tátประทัดbprà-tátfirecrackerจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseตะบึงdtà-bʉngตะบึงdtà-bʉng1[to] speed; [to] rush2hurriedly; relentlesslyเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
The dog was startled by the firecrackers and ran hurriedly into the forest.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงเตือนภัยsǐiang-dtʉʉan-paiไฟไหม้fai-mâiทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂วิ่งwîngตะบึงdtà-bʉngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakตึกdtʉ̀k
When they heard the fire alarm, everyone ran hurriedly out of the building.
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiวิ่งwîngตะบึงdtà-bʉngกลับบ้านglàp-bâanด้วยdûuaiความดีใจkwaam-dii-jaiที่tîiจะjàได้dâaiเจอหน้าjəə-nâaพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛ
The little boy ran hurriedly back home with joy to see his parents.
ม้าป่าmáa-bpàaตัวนั้นdtuua-nánวิ่งwîngตะบึงdtà-bʉngข้ามkâamทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâaไปbpaiโดยdooiไม่หยุดmâi-yùtพักpákเลยləəiแม้แต่น้อยmɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ-nɔ́ɔi
That wild horse ran relentlessly across the meadow without resting even a little.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——