บังอร
bang-ɔɔnMeaning
1NounC1
beloved woman; sweetheart (poetic)
a beloved woman or sweetheart; a fair maiden (used in literature or poetry).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiThai literatureมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naaการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naadescription; depictionถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)บังอรbang-ɔɔnบังอรbang-ɔɔnbeloved woman; sweetheart (poetic)
Thai literature often describes the beauty of fair maidens.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiแต่งขึ้นdtɛ̀ng-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənโฉมงามchǒom-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngบังอรbang-ɔɔnในดวงใจnai-duuang-jai
This poem was composed to praise the beauty of the beloved maiden in his heart.
ข้าkâaจะjàรอคอยrɔɔ-kɔɔiแม่mɛ̂ɛบังอรbang-ɔɔnอยู่ที่yùu-tîiท่าน้ำtâa-náamนี้níiทุกวันtúk-wanคืนkʉʉnจนกว่าjon-gwàaเจ้าjâaoจะjàกลับมาglàp-maa
I shall wait for you, my beloved, at this pier day and night, until you return.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangภาพpâapฝันfǎnแต่dtɛ̀ɛดวงพักตร์duuang-pákของkɔ̌ɔngบังอรbang-ɔɔnนั้นnánยังคงyang-kongตราตรึงdtraa-dtrʉngในnaiหทัยhà-taiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่mâiลืมเลือนlʉʉm-lʉʉan
Even though it was only a dream, the face of the fair maiden remains unforgettably etched in his heart.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บังอร said บัง-ออน?
bang-ɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
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 | — | — |