ต๊อง
dtɔ́ɔngMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
silly; goofy; wacky
silly, goofy, wacky, or slightly crazy (often used informally to describe eccentric or amusingly weird behavior)
Examples
หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำหน้าtam nâaทำหน้าtam nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneต๊องdtóngต๊องdtóngsilly; goofy; wackyๆ-เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungry
My dog likes to make silly faces when it's hungry.
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เพื่อนpêuuanคนนี้kon néeชอบchôpทำตัวtam dtuuaต๊องdtóngๆ-แต่dtàeจริงjingๆ-แล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonฉลาดchà-làatมากmâak
This friend likes to act goofy, but actually he is a very smart person.
อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua dtàeทำเรื่องtam rêuuangต๊องdtóngๆ-รีบrêepมาช่วยmaa chûuaiกันganทำงานtam ngaanให้hâiเสร็จsètเถอะtòe
Stop doing silly things and come help finish the work.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàดูduuต๊องdtɔ́ɔngไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ช่วยchûuaiทำให้tam-hâiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiลงlongได้dâaiมากmâak
Even though his joke seemed a bit wacky, it helped ease the tense situation a lot.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtɔ́ɔng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |