ทุ่งนา
tûng-naaMeaning
1NounA2
rice field; paddy field
an open field where rice is grown, often flat and irrigated; a paddy field
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toทุ่งนาtûng-naaทุ่งนาtûng-naarice field; paddy fieldมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไหลlǎiไหลlǎi[to] flow; run (liquid)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
My house is near the paddy fields, with water flowing in every day.
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Yesterday we rode bicycles past a wide, flat paddy field.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะjàปลูกbplùukข้าวkâaoในnaiทุ่งนาtûng-naaที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngขังkǎngน้ำnáamไว้wái
Tomorrow the villagers will plant rice in the paddy field that was just irrigated.
ช่วงchûuangหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnทุ่งนาtûng-naaที่tîiราบเรียบrâap-rîiapมักmákมีmiiน้ำท่วมขังnáam-tûuam-kǎngทำให้tam-hâiชาวนาchaao-naaเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanการหว่านgaan-wàanข้าวkâaoออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
During the rainy season, the flat paddy fields often become flooded, causing farmers to postpone sowing rice.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ทุ่งนาtûng-naaทุ่งนาtûng-naarice field; paddy fieldrice field; paddy fieldWord