ทุ่ง
tûng
Meanings
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 restที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทุ่งกว้างtûng gwâangทุ่งกว้างtûng gwâangopen field; wide plain; grasslandใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
We sat to rest in the wide field under a tree.
2NounB1
rice field area; paddy fields
an area of rice fields or surrounding open farmland (as in ทุ่งนาทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy field); often a broad expanse used for cultivation
Examples
ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขี่จักรยานkèe jàk-grà-yaanขี่จักรยานkèe jàk-grà-yaan[to] ride a bicycleผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3past; via; through4[to] experience; go throughทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy fieldไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
In the morning we ride bikes through the rice fields to school.
3NounB1
plain; prairie
a broad, flat expanse of land with low vegetation
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed (informal)เตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîiaเตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîia1quite short/low (emphatic)2short/low ones (various)โอนohnโอนohn1[to] transfer (money; funds)2[to] transfer (ownership; title)3[to] shift; hand over (responsibility/authority)เอียงiiangเอียงiiang1tilted; slanted; inclined2[to] tilt; lean; slant3biased; partial; skewed; slantedไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2[to] spread all over; become widespread3all over; everywhere (extent marker)ทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûng1field; open country2rice field area; paddy fields3plain; prairie
The wind blew the short grass swaying across the plain.