บ่งนัย
bòng-naiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] imply; suggest
To imply, suggest, or indicate something indirectly; to connote.
Examples
การที่gaan-tîiการที่gaan-tîithe fact that; nominalizer introducing a clauseเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)บ่งนัยbòng-naiบ่งนัยbòng-nai[to] imply; suggestว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillอาจจะàat-jàอาจจะàat-jàmaybe; perhaps; mightไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuai1[to] disagree; [to] object2opposed; dissentingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)แผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛnplan; strategyของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
His silence implies that he might not agree with our plan.
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ของขวัญkŏng kwănที่têeเขาkăoเลือกlêuuakให้hâiบ่งนัยbòng naiถึงtĕungความใส่ใจkwaam sài jaiในnaiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiของkŏngเธอter
The gift he chose for her implies his attention to her small details.
การเลือกใช้gaan-lʉ̂ʉak-cháiโทนสีtoon-sǐiมืดmʉ̂ʉtในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiบ่งนัยbòng-naiถึงtʉ̌ngสภาพจิตใจsà-pâap-jìt-jaiที่tîiหดหู่hòt-hùuของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èek
The use of a dark color palette in this film connotes the protagonist's depressed state of mind.
นโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoo-baai-sèet-tà-gìtฉบับchà-bàpใหม่màiของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanบ่งนัยbòng-naiถึงtʉ̌ngการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngทิศทางtít-taangจากjàakการพึ่งพาgaan-pʉ̂ng-paaการส่งออกgaan-sòng-ɔ̀ɔkไปสู่bpai-sùuการgaanกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจgrà-dtûn-sèet-tà-gìtในประเทศnai-bprà-têet
The government's new economic policy implies a shift in direction from relying on exports to stimulating the domestic economy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บ่งนัย said บ่ง-ไน?
bòng-nai
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bòng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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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นัยnaiนัยnai1implication; underlying meaning2aspect; sense; respect3hint; indicationimplication; underlying meaningPart 2
บ่งนัยbòng-naiบ่งนัยbòng-nai[to] imply; suggest[to] imply; suggestWord