บั้ง
bângMeanings
1NounB1
notch; groove; scored mark
a notch, groove, or scored mark cut into a surface (often wood or bamboo) for marking or fastening
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeบั้งbângบั้งbâng1notch; groove; scored mark2bamboo tube; bamboo section3[to] notch; score; grooveเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำเครื่องหมายtam krêuuang măaiทำเครื่องหมายtam krêuuang măai[to] mark; [to] make a markตำแหน่งdtam-nàengตำแหน่งdtam-nàeng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderตอกdtòkตอกdtòk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripตะปูdtà-bpuuตะปูdtà-bpuunail (metal fastener)
The carpenter made small notches on the wood to mark where to hammer the nails.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpชั้นวางchán-waangเขาkǎoเซาะsɔ́บั้งbângตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiที่tîiวัดwátไว้wáiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiชิ้นไม้chín-máaiล็อกlɔ́kกันganพอดีpɔɔ-dii
Before assembling the shelf, he carved grooves along the measured lines so the wooden pieces would lock together perfectly.
มีmiiบั้งbângสองsɔ̌ɔngขีดkìitอยู่ที่yùu-tîiด้ามdâamมีดmîitแสดงว่าsà-dɛɛng-wâaเป็นbpenรุ่นrûnที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngชุดchútผลิตpà-lìt
There are two scored marks on the knife handle, indicating it is the second batch of the production series.
ช่างแกะสลักchâng-gɛ̀-sà-làkทำtamบั้งbângเป็นbpenทางยาวtaang-yaaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเสียบsìiapสลักไม้sà-làk-máaiทำให้tam-hâiรอยต่อrɔɔi-dtɔ̀ɔแน่นnɛ̂nโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiกาวgaao
The carver made a long groove to insert a wooden pin, making the joint tight without using glue.
2NounB1
bamboo tube; bamboo section
a tubular section of bamboo, used as a container or as a casing for a traditional rocket
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossบั้งไผ่bâng-pàiบั้งไผ่bâng-pàibamboo tube; bamboo sectionไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toไร่râiไร่râi1farm; plantation; field2rai (area unit)
Villagers cut sections of bamboo to use as water containers when going to the fields.
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งานบุญบั้งไฟngaan-bun-bâng-faiจะjàใช้cháiบั้งไผ่bâng-pàiเป็นbpenท่อนtɔ̂nยาวyaaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaติดดินdtìt-dinปืนbpʉʉn
In the rocket merit festival, long bamboo sections are used to hold gunpowder.
เขาkǎoทำtamข้าวหลามkâao-lǎamโดยdooiใช้cháiบั้งไผ่bâng-pàiเผาpǎoบนbonไฟfaiจนjonข้าวสุกkâao-sùkหอมhɔ̌ɔm
He made khao lam by cooking it in bamboo sections over fire until the rice was fragrant.
ช่างchângทำtamบั้งไฟbâng-faiต้องdtɔ̂ngกรีดgrìitบั้งbângรอบrɔ̂ɔpลำไผ่lam-pàiอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยึดyʉ́tเชือกchʉ̂ʉakและlɛ́ควบkûuapคุมทิศทางkum-tít-taangการเผาไหม้gaan-pǎo-mâi
Rocket makers must cut ringed markings around the bamboo to fasten rope and control the burn direction.
3VerbB2
[to] notch; score; groove
to cut or score a notch or groove into something
Examples
ช่างไม้châng máiช่างไม้châng máicarpenter; woodworkerบั้งbângบั้งbâng1notch; groove; scored mark2bamboo tube; bamboo section3[to] notch; score; grooveไม้กระดานmáai grà-daanไม้กระดานmáai grà-daanplank; wooden boardเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ร่องrôngร่องrông1groove; channel2slot; notch3furrow (agricultural/face)ตื้นdtêunตื้นdtêun1shallow (not deep)2superficial; shallow (figurative)ๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเป็นแนวbpen naeoเป็นแนวbpen naeo1in the style of; of the type2in a row; in lineสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingเลื่อยlêuuaiเลื่อยlêuuai1saw (tool)2[to] saw; [to] cut with a saw
The carpenter scored the plank with shallow grooves to guide the saw.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàผูกpùukเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเขาkǎoใช้cháiมีดmîitบั้งbângเสาsǎoให้hâiเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganเชือกลื่นchʉ̂ʉak-lʉ̂ʉn
Before tying the rope, he used a knife to notch the pole to prevent the rope from slipping.
เชฟchépบั้งbângหนังปลาnăng bplaaเป็นbpenลายlaaiเฉียงchĭiangๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiความร้อนkwaam rónเข้าถึงkâo tĕungเนื้อnéuuaและláeทำให้tam hâiหนังnăngกรอบgròp
The chef scored the fish skin in diagonal lines to let the heat penetrate and crisp the skin.
คนสวนkon sŭuanบั้งbângลำต้นlam dtônอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangเป็นรอยbpen roiตื้นdtêunๆ-เพื่อpêuuaกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnให้hâiกิ่งgìngแตกยอดdtàek yâwtใหม่mài
The gardener carefully scored the stem with shallow cuts to stimulate new shoots.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |