ตึงๆ

dteung-dteung

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

a bit tight/stiff; somewhat tense; mildly sore

feeling slightly tight or stretched; mildly stiff or sore in muscles or skin; somewhat tense

Examples

ไหล่làiไหล่lài1shoulder (body)2shoulder (of clothing)3shoulder (slope/edge)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ตึงๆdteung-dteungตึงๆdteung-dteung1a bit tight/stiff; somewhat tense; mildly sore2dull thudding sound (repeated)3tipsy (slang)
My shoulder feels a bit tight.
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หลังจากlăng jàakออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaaiเมื่อวานmêuua waanวันนี้wan néeขาkăaรู้สึกrúu-sèukตึงๆdteung-dteung
After exercising yesterday, my legs feel a bit stiff today.
พอporนั่งnângนานๆnaan naanแล้วláeoหลังlăngมันmanจะjàตึงๆdteung-dteung
After sitting for a long time, my back feels a bit stiff.
สงสัยsŏng săiเมื่อคืนmêuua keunจะjàนอนnonผิดท่าpìt tâaตื่นมาdtèun maaเลยloieปวดbpùuatคอkoตึงๆdteung-dteung
I suspect I slept in a weird position last night; I woke up with a stiff, sore neck.
2InterjectionB1

dull thudding sound (repeated)

onomatopoeic for repeated dull thuds or bangs (e.g., banging on a door or drum), often occurring with other sounds such as ‘ตึงๆตึงๆdteung-dteung1a bit tight/stiff; somewhat tense; mildly sore2dull thudding sound (repeated)3tipsy (slang) ตังๆ’

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneตึงๆdteung-dteungตึงๆdteung-dteung1a bit tight/stiff; somewhat tense; mildly sore2dull thudding sound (repeated)3tipsy (slang)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toชั้นบนchán bonชั้นบนchán bonupper floor; upstairs
I heard a 'thud thud' sound coming from upstairs.
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เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánเอาaoของเล่นkŏng lênทุบโต๊ะtúp dtóเสียงดังsĭiang dangตึงๆdteung-dteungจนjonแม่mâeต้องdtôngเดินมาdern maaห้ามhâam
That child was banging a toy on the table, making a loud 'thud thud' sound, until his mom had to come and stop him.
มีmeeคนkonมาmaaทุบtúpประตูbprà-dtuuเสียงดังsĭiang dangตึงๆdteung-dteungตอนกลางdton glaangดึกdèukไม่รู้mâi rúuว่าwâaใครkrai
Someone was banging loudly on the door, 'thud, thud', in the middle of the night. I don't know who it was.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtยามค่ำคืนyaam kâm keunเสียงsĭiangตึงๆdteung-dteungที่têeดังขึ้นdang kûenเป็นระยะbpen rá-yáจากjàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâangที่têeไม่มีmâi meeคนkonอยู่yòoทำให้tam hâiฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukขนลุกkŏn lúk
Amidst the deep silence of the night, the intermittent thudding sound from the empty room next door made my hair stand on end.
3AdjectiveB2

tipsy (slang)

feeling slightly drunk; tipsy

Tones

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

Why is ตึงๆ said ตึง-ตึง?

dteung-dteung

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

dteung

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

3tipsy (slang)