ทรวงอก
suuang-òkMeaning
1NounA2
chest; thorax; bosom
The part of the body between the neck and abdomen that contains the lungs and heart; the chest or thorax; in literary use, can mean the bosom/heart (as the seat of emotions). Example: เจ็บบริเวณทรวงอก (chest pain)
Examples
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneปอดbpɔ̀ɔtปอดbpɔ̀ɔt1lung (organ)2timid; faint‑heartedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทรวงอกsuuang-òkทรวงอกsuuang-òkchest; thorax; bosomของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
The doctor listened to my lungs at my chest.
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After finishing the run, I felt a slight tightness in my chest.
เธอtəəวางมือwaang-mʉʉบนbonทรวงอกsuuang-òkแล้วlɛ́ɛoหายใจhǎai-jaiลึกlʉ́kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótความกังวลkwaam-gang-won
She placed her hand on her chest and took a deep breath to ease her anxiety.
คำพูดkam-pûutนั้นnánแทงtɛɛngลึกlʉ́kถึงทรวงtʉ̌ng-suuangอกòkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoนิ่งเงียบnîng-ngîiapอยู่yùuครู่หนึ่งkrûu-nʉ̀ng
Those words struck him deeply, leaving him silent for a moment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทรวงอก said ซวง-อก?
suuang-òk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
suuang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ทรวงอกsuuang-òkทรวงอกsuuang-òkchest; thorax; bosomchest; thorax; bosomWord