บัง
bangMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] block; cover; obscure
to block, cover, or stand in the way so that something cannot be seen or reached
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Thick clouds blocked the sun all day.
The billboard blocks the building entrance, making it hard for people to find.
รถrótคันkanใหญ่yàiจอดjɔ̀ɔtบังbangทางtaangรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanจนjonเข้าไปkâo-bpaiรับrápคนเจ็บkon-jèpไม่ได้mâi-dâai
A large car parked in the way, blocking the ambulance so it couldn’t reach the injured person.
2VerbB1
[to] shield; protect (by covering)
to protect someone or something by covering or placing oneself in front of it
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)บังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brotherน้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger personจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกลิ้งglîngกลิ้งglîng1[to] roll; tumble2rolling (movement)มาแรงmaa-rɛɛngมาแรงmaa-rɛɛng1trending; surging in popularity2coming in strong; intensifying (of forces or developments)
The older brother stood in front to shield his younger sibling from the fast-rolling ball.
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ระหว่างrá-wàangพายุpaa-yúเขาkǎoใช้cháiตัวเองdtuua-eengบังbangเด็กเล็กdèk-lékจากjàakฝนfǒnและlɛ́ลมแรงlom-rɛɛng
During the storm, he used his body to shield the small child from the rain and strong wind.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔรีบrîipยกyókกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoมาmaaบังbangคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əไม่ให้mâi-hâiโดนdoonน้ำnáamกระเซ็นgrà-sen
Dad quickly raised a bag to shield the computer from splashing water.
ยามyaamบังbangทางtaangหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคุ้มกันkúm-ganผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanจากjàakฝูงชนfǔung-chonที่tîiเบียดbìiatเข้ามาkâo-maa
The guard placed himself in front of the door to protect the executive from the pressing crowd.
3NounB2
screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)
a cover, screen, or shade used to block light or view; chiefly literary or archaic as a noun
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessบังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brotherหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)ไม้ไผ่máai pàiไม้ไผ่máai pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)แต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetบังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brotherแสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshineแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ๆ-ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Mother opened the bamboo screen so the wind could blow in, yet it still shaded out the harsh sunlight.
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ในnaiเรือนโบราณreuuan boh-raanจะมีjà meeบังbangผ้าpâaลายดอกlaai dòkกั้นgânห้องhôngเป็นสัดส่วนbpen sàt sùuanและláeช่วยchûuaiบังbangสายตาแขกsăai dtaa kàek
In traditional houses, there is a floral cloth partition that sections off rooms and serves as a screen from guests' view.
ชาวเรือchaao-rʉʉaกางgaangบังbangผ้าทอpâa-tɔɔหยาบyàapไว้wáiหัวเรือhǔua-rʉʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบังbangแสงตะวันsɛ̌ɛng-dtà-wanยามบ่ายyaam-bàaiที่tîiสาดsàatแสบตาsɛ̀ɛp-dtaa
The boatmen spread a coarse woven shade at the bow to block the afternoon sun that dazzled their eyes.
บังbangไม้máaiสานsǎanที่tîiห้อยhɔ̂ɔiริมrimชานchaanเรือนrʉʉanนอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakบังbangลมหนาวlom-nǎaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoยังyangใช้cháiเป็นbpenฉากกั้นchàak-gânเวลาwee-laaสรงน้ำsǒng-náam
The woven wooden screen hanging by the porch not only blocks the cold wind but also serves as a partition when bathing.
4NounC1
honorific for an older Muslim man; brother
a Malay-derived respectful or familiar term for addressing or referring to an older Muslim man, often placed before his name
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayบังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brotherเอกèekเอกèek1major (field of study)2one; single; unique; exceptional3principal; primary4A; first class; first rank; top grade5ace (playing card)จะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatย่านyâanย่านyâan1district; neighborhood; area2zone; vicinityตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháoตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháomorning market
Tomorrow Bang Ek will take us to eat in the morning market area.
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เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiปัตตานีbpàt-dtaa-niiผมpǒmมักmákเรียกrîiakพี่pîiผู้ชายpûu-chaaiที่tîiสนิทsà-nìtว่าwâaบังbangตามด้วยdtaam-dûuaiชื่อchʉ̂ʉเช่นchênบังฟาอิซbang-faa-ìt
When I go to Pattani, I usually address close older men as Bang followed by their name, such as Bang Faiz.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiยะลาyá-laaเรียกrîiakผู้ชายpûu-chaaiที่tîiอายุมากaa-yú-mâakกว่าgwàaอย่างyàangนอบน้อมnɔ̂ɔp-nɔ́ɔmด้วยdûuaiคำว่าkam-wâaบังbangนำหน้าnam-nâaชื่อchʉ̂ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópตามdtaamวัฒนธรรมมลายูwát-tá-ná-tam-má-laa-yuuท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
Villagers in Yala respectfully address older men with the honorific Bang before their names, reflecting local Malay culture.
พิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaบังbangนำหน้าnam-nâaชื่อchʉ̂ʉแขกรับเชิญkɛ̀ɛk-ráp-chəənบนbonเวทีwee-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatและlɛ́สะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatแบบbɛ̀ɛpใต้dtâaiที่tîiเป็นมิตรbpen-mítและlɛ́อบอุ่นòp-ùn
The host used the honorific Bang before the guest’s name on stage to show respect and evoke a friendly, warm Southern atmosphere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
bang
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 | — | — |