ทั่ง
tângMeaning
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anvil
a heavy iron or steel block used as a surface for hammering and shaping metal; a blacksmith’s anvil
Examples
ช่างตีเหล็กchâng dtee lèkช่างตีเหล็กchâng dtee lèkblacksmith; ironsmithวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)เหล็กlèkเหล็กlèk1iron (metal)2rebar; steel bar3steel4iron (golf club)ร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseแดงdaengแดงdaeng1red (color)2red color3[to] turn red; blush4[to] be exposed; come to light5red-shirt (Thai politics)ลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)ทั่งtângทั่งtânganvilแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-ตีdteeตีdtee1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asขึ้นรูปkêun rôopขึ้นรูปkêun rôop[to] form; [to] mold/shape (manufacturing/craft)
The blacksmith placed the red-hot iron on the anvil and slowly hammered it into shape.
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ในnaiโรงตีเหล็กrohng dtee lèkเก่าgàoๆ-จะมีjà meeทั่งtângหนักnàkตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoกลางglaangห้องhôngสำหรับsăm-ràpงานngaanขึ้นรูปkêun rôopโลหะloh-hà
In an old smithy, a heavy anvil stands in the center of the room for metal shaping.
เขาkǎoปรับมุมbpràp-mumของkɔ̌ɔngทั่งtângให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการดัดgaan-dàtเหล็กเส้นlèk-sênแล้วlɛ́ɛoใช้cháiค้อนkɔ́ɔnตีdtiiตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoที่tîiวาดwâatไว้wái
He adjusted the angle of the anvil for bending rebar and then hammered along the drawn line.
ทั่งtângที่tîiฐานtǎanมั่นคงmân-kongช่วยchûuaiดูดdùutซับแรงกระแทกsáp-rɛɛng-grà-tɛ̂ɛkทำให้tam-hâiการขึ้นรูปgaan-kʉ̂n-rûupมีmiiความแม่นยำkwaam-mɛ̂n-yamและlɛ́พื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐuเรียบrîiapกว่าgwàa
An anvil with a stable base absorbs impact, resulting in more precise shaping and a smoother surface.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |