บองหลา
bɔɔng-lǎaMeaning
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king cobra (Southern Thai)
A Southern Thai term for the king cobra, a large, highly venomous snake that feeds mainly on other snakes.
Examples
ชาวใต้chaao-dtâaiชาวใต้chaao-dtâaisoutherner; southern peopleเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionงูจงอางnguu-jong-aangงูจงอางnguu-jong-aangking cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบองหลาbɔɔng-lǎaบองหลาbɔɔng-lǎaking cobra (Southern Thai)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)งูnguuงูnguusnakeชนิดchá-nítชนิดchá-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)งูnguuงูnguusnakeอื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อาหารหลักaa-hǎan-làkอาหารหลักaa-hǎan-làkstaple food
Southern Thai people call the king cobra 'bong la,' and this snake feeds mainly on other snakes.
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พ่อpôrเห็นhĕnบองหลาbong lăaตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiใกล้glâiสวนยางsŭuan yaangจึงjeungรีบrêepพาpaaเด็กdèkๆ-ออกห่างòk hàangและláeโทรแจ้งtoh jâengหน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai gôo pai
Dad saw a large king cobra near the rubber plantation, so he quickly moved the children away and called a rescue team.
หากhàakพบpópบองหลาbɔɔng-lǎaในnaiสวนsǔuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเข้าไปkâo-bpaiไล่lâiหรือrʉ̌ʉจับjàpเองeengเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenงูnguuที่tîiมีพิษmii-pítร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngและlɛ́อาจàatกัดgàtได้dâaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukรบกวนróp-guuan
If you find a king cobra in your garden, you should not try to chase it away or catch it yourself, as it is highly venomous and may bite if disturbed.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaบองหลาbɔɔng-lǎaที่tîiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanพบpópคือkʉʉงูจงอางnguu-jong-aangซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีบทบาทmii-bòt-bàatในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetเพราะprɔ́กินginงูnguuชนิดchá-nítอื่นʉ̀ʉnเป็นbpenอาหารหลักaa-hǎan-làk
The officer explained that the 'bong la' snake the villagers had encountered was a king cobra, which plays a role in the ecosystem because it feeds mainly on other snakes.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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หลาlǎaหลาlǎa1yard (unit of length)2classifier for fabric length (yards)3spinning wheel (Isan)yard (unit of length)Part 2
บองหลาbɔɔng-lǎaบองหลาbɔɔng-lǎaking cobra (Southern Thai)king cobra (Southern Thai)Word