ทึ้ง
tʉ́ngMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] pull; [to] tear; [to] tug
to pull, tear, tug, or pluck at something with force
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทึ้งtʉ́ngทึ้งtʉ́ng[to] pull; [to] tear; [to] tugผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weepเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noise
The two children fought and pulled each other's hair until they cried loudly.
3 more examplesShow less
ฝูงfǔungนกnókแร้งrɛ́ɛngกำลังgam-langแย่งyɛ̂ɛngกันganทึ้งtʉ́ngซากสัตว์sâak-sàtที่tîiตายdtaaiอยู่yùuกลางglaangทุ่งนาtûng-naa
A flock of vultures is fighting to tear at the animal carcass in the middle of the field.
แฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápพยายามpá-yaa-yaamวิ่งwîngเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทึ้งtʉ́ngเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaของkɔ̌ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngคนโปรดkon-bpròotด้วยdûuaiความตื่นเต้นkwaam-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtên
The fans tried to run in and tug at the clothes of their favorite singer in excitement.
สุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaกำลังgam-langทึ้งtʉ́ngถุงขยะtǔng-kà-yàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎanมากินmaa-ginประทังชีวิตbprà-tang-chii-wít
Several stray dogs are tearing at the garbage bags to find food scraps to survive.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tʉ́ng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |