ถ่อง
tɔ̀ɔngMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
bright; clear; distinct
bright, clear, or distinct; used mainly in formal or literary Thai, and in compounds such as ถ่องแท้ถ่องแท้tɔ̀ɔng-tɛ́ɛclearly; thoroughly; fully.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])อย่างถ่องแท้yàang-tɔ̀ɔng-tɛ́ɛอย่างถ่องแท้yàang-tɔ̀ɔng-tɛ́ɛthoroughly; profoundly; in depthก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideลงทุนlong-tunลงทุนlong-tun1[to] invest (money; resources)2to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)
I want to study this matter until I understand it clearly before deciding to invest.
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ครูkruuพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอธิบายà-tí-baaiบทเรียนbòt-riianที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnนี้níiจนjonนักเรียนnák-riianทุกคนtúk-konเข้าใจkâo-jaiได้dâaiอย่างถ่องแท้yàang-tɔ̀ɔng-tɛ́ɛ
The teacher tried to explain this complex lesson until every student understood it distinctly.
การศึกษาgaan sùk-săaประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang lúk súengช่วยให้chûuai hâiเราraoมองเห็นmong hĕnรากเหง้าrâak ngâoของkŏngปัญหาbpan-hăaในnaiสังคมsăng-komได้dâiอย่างถ่องแท้yàang tòng táeมากmâakยิ่งขึ้นyîng kêun
Studying history deeply helps us see the roots of societal problems much more clearly.
หากhàakศาลsǎanพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaหลักฐานlàk-tǎanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtจนjonเห็นhěnข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingอย่างถ่องแท้yàang-tɔ̀ɔng-tɛ́ɛแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàพบว่าpóp-wâaข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaนี้níiไม่มีมูลmâi-mii-muunความจริงkwaam-jingเลยləəi
If the court examines all the evidence until it sees the facts clearly, it will find that this accusation is completely baseless.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tɔ̀ɔng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |