ทอง
tɔɔngMeanings
1NounA2
gold (metal; color)
The yellow precious metal gold; also its characteristic yellow color.
Examples
สีผมsǐi-pǒmสีผมsǐi-pǒm1hair color2hair dye; hair coloring productของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)สีทองsǐi-tɔɔngสีทองsǐi-tɔɔng1the color gold2golden; gold-colored
Her hair color looks golden.
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Yesterday the price of gold went up.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàเก็บเงินgèp-ngənสดsòtไว้wáiเป็นbpenทองสำรองtɔɔng-sǎm-rɔɔngของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Tomorrow I will save my cash as my own gold (money).
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkงานngaanเพราะprɔ́ดูduuเด่นdènและlɛ́ให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kหรูrǔu
He likes to wear gold-colored shirts at events because it stands out and feels luxurious.
2NounA2
gold items; gold jewelry
Gold objects such as jewelry, coins, or bars.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offสร้อยทองsɔ̂ɔi-tɔɔngสร้อยทองsɔ̂ɔi-tɔɔnggold necklace; gold chainให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Mom bought me a gold necklace.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพ่อpɔ̂ɔขายkǎaiทองtɔɔngเก่าgàoแล้วlɛ́ɛoได้dâaiเหรียญทองrǐian-tɔɔngสองsɔ̌ɔngเหรียญrǐian
Yesterday dad sold old gold and got two gold coins.
Next week he will pawn a gold bracelet for expenses.
ผมpŏmเก็บgèpทองแท่งtong tâengเล็กlékๆ-ไว้wáiเป็นbpenของสะสมkŏng sà-sŏmและกันláe ganเงินngernยามyaamฉุกเฉินchùk-chĕrn
I keep small gold bars as a collection and for emergency funds.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
tɔɔng
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 | — | — |