ถาง
tǎangMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] clear (land); cut back growth
To clear land by cutting or removing grass, brush, or trees; to cut back thick or overgrown growth.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)คุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔคุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔ1father; Dad (polite)2Father (Catholic priest)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastถางหญ้าtǎang-yâaถางหญ้าtǎang-yâa[to] clear grass; [to] clear overgrowthที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
Yesterday, my dad went to clear the grass behind the house.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàปลูกผักbplùuk-pàkเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngถางtǎangที่ดินtîi-dinให้hâiโล่งเตียนlôong-dtiianก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Before planting vegetables, we have to clear the land first.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganถางtǎangป่าbpàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำเป็นtam-bpenเส้นทางเดินsên-taang-dəənขึ้นเขาkʉ̂n-kǎo
The villagers helped each other clear the forest to make a path up the mountain.
คนงานkon-ngaanกำลังgam-langเร่งrêngถางtǎangพงหญ้าpong-yâaรกทึบrók-tʉ́pข้างทางkâang-taangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungทัศนียภาพtát-sà-nii-yá-pâap
The workers are rushing to clear the dense thickets on the roadside to improve the scenery.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǎang
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |