ทุ่ง
tûngMeaning
1NounA2
field; open country
a wide open area of land, often grassy or used for agriculture
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งพักnâng-pákนั่งพักnâng-pák[to] sit and restที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทุ่งกว้างtûng-gwâangทุ่งกว้างtûng-gwâangopen field; wide plain; grasslandใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
We sat to rest in the wide field under a tree.
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In the morning, mist floating low over the field looks very beautiful.
The children played joyfully in the field behind the village.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงtʉ̌ngฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛngทุ่งtûngแห้งhɛ̂ɛngจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngจัดการjàt-gaanน้ำnáamอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔp
When the dry season arrives, the field becomes so dry that water must be managed carefully.
In the morning we ride bikes through the rice fields to school.
Villagers plant rice in the broad fields and wait for the first rain of the year.
ช่วงเก็บเกี่ยวchûuang-gèp-gìiaoทุ่งนาtûng-naaเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiคนช่วยkon-chûuaiกันganเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâao
During harvest time, the rice fields are full of people helping to reap the rice.
จากjàakบนbonคันนาkan-naaเราraoมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnทุ่งtûngที่tîiไล่lâiเฉดchèetสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoไปbpaiสุดsùtตาdtaaและlɛ́ร่องน้ำrɔ̂ng-náamคดเคี้ยวkót-kíiaoคอยkɔɔiหล่อเลี้ยงlɔ̀ɔ-líiangแปลงbplɛɛngข้าวkâao
From the rice dike, we could see fields fading into shades of green to the horizon, with winding canals nourishing the rice plots.
The wind blew the short grass swaying across the plain.
เราraoเดินข้ามdəən-kâamทุ่งกว้างtûng-gwâangที่tîiราบเรียบrâap-rîiapจนjonมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaชัดเจนchát-jeen
We walked across a broad, flat field where the horizon was clearly visible.
ทุ่งtûngแผ่pàeยาวyaaoสุดสายตาsùt săai dtaaมีแต่mee dtàeพุ่มไม้pûm máaiเตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîiaกระจายgrà-jaaiประปรายbprà-bpraai
The plain stretched as far as the eye could see, dotted with low shrubs.
ยามเย็นyaam yenแสงทองsăeng tongทาบtâapไปbpaiบนbonทุ่งราบtûng râapโล่งlôhngทำให้tam hâiภูมิทัศน์poom-mí-tátดูdooสงบsà-ngòpอย่างน่าอัศจรรย์yàang nâa àt-sà-jan
At dusk, golden light spread over the flat open plain, making the landscape look remarkably serene.
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
tûng
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 | — | — |