ถ่าง
tàangMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] pry/spread [sth] open
to force something open or farther apart, or keep it held open (e.g., legs, eyelids, a door, an opening)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้มือchái-mʉʉใช้มือchái-mʉʉ[to] use one's hand(s)ถ่างtàangถ่างtàang[to] pry/spread [sth] openประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withhold
He used his hand to hold the door open.
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The doctor had to gently hold the eyelids open to apply the eye drops.
ช่างchângใช้cháiไขควงkǎi-kuuangถ่างtàangฝาเครื่องfǎa-krʉ̂ʉangให้hâiเปิดกว้างbpə̀ət-gwâangขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจdtrùuatสายไฟsǎai-faiด้านในdâan-nai
The technician used a screwdriver to pry the cover open wider to inspect the internal wiring.
เขาkǎoเอาaoไม้máaiค้ำkámถ่างtàangช่องchɔ̂ngหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangไว้wáiให้hâiลมผ่านlom-pàanเพราะprɔ́บานพับbaan-pápค้างkáangและlɛ́ปิดbpìtเองeengตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
He propped the window open to let the breeze through because the hinge stuck and kept closing.
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
tàang
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 | — | — |