บึง
bʉngMeaning
1NounA2
marshy lake; large pond
a natural shallow lake or large pond with still, often muddy water and many aquatic plants
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบึงน้ำbʉng-náamบึงน้ำbʉng-náampond; marshy lakeตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnตื้นdtʉ̂ʉn1shallow (not deep)2superficial; shallow (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นบัวdtôn-buuaต้นบัวdtôn-buualotus plantขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the full
Behind the village there is a shallow pond full of lotuses.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiเดินdəənรอบrɔ̂ɔpบึงbʉngที่นั่นtîi-nânเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpและlɛ́น้ำnáamค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangขุ่นkùn
Yesterday we walked around the pond; it was peaceful and the water was rather muddy.
ในnaiหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnบึงbʉngแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiจะมีjà-miiพืชpʉ̂ʉtน้ำnáamขึ้นkʉ̂nหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nและlɛ́นกน้ำnók-náamมาหากินmaa-hǎa-gin
In the rainy season, the ponds around here have dense aquatic plants and waterfowl come to feed.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanสร้างsâangทางเดินtaang-dəənไม้máaiข้ามบึงkâam-bʉngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaธรรมชาติtam-má-châatโดยdooiไม่mâiรบกวนróp-guuanระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetในnaiบึงbʉng
Villagers built a wooden walkway across the marsh to study nature without disturbing the aquatic ecosystem.
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
bʉng
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 | — | — |