ปง
bpongMeanings
1NounC1
tall grass; reed
a type of tall grass or reed, typically growing in dense thickets or wetlands
Examples
แถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountมีแต่mee dtàeมีแต่mee dtàe1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)ปงbpongปงbpong1tall grass; reed2[to] put down; [to] lay downรกๆrók rókรกๆrók rók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3messily; in a cluttered wayถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]คนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleอาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightหลงทางlŏng taangหลงทางlŏng taang1[to] get lost; lose one's way2[to] go astray; be misguided (figurative)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Around here there are only dense thickets of reeds; if you walk in alone, you might get lost.
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นกน้ำnók-náamหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiทำรังtam-rangซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuในnaiกอgɔɔปงbpongริมrimบึงbʉngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบภัยlòp-paiจากjàakสัตว์นักล่าsàt-nák-lâa
Many types of water birds like to hide their nests in the clumps of reeds by the swamp to seek refuge from predators.
พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiบริเวณนี้bɔɔ-rí-ween-níiเคยkəəiเป็นbpenดงdongปงbpongที่tîiรกทึบrók-tʉ́pก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàถูกtùukชาวบ้านchaao-bâanถางtǎangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungเป็นbpenพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเกษตรกรรมgà-sèet-dtà-gam
This area used to be a dense thicket of reeds before it was cleared by villagers to be reclaimed as agricultural land.
การอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chûm-náamที่tîiมีmiiต้นdtônปงbpongขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùuอย่างหนาแน่นyàang-nǎa-nɛ̂nถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenปัจจัยสำคัญbpàt-jai-sǎm-kanในnaiการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetชายฝั่งchaai-fàngให้hâiสมดุลsǒm-dun
Conserving wetlands where thickets of reeds grow densely is considered a crucial factor in maintaining a balanced coastal ecosystem.
2VerbC2
[to] put down; [to] lay down
to put down, lay down, or drop (often used in Northern Thai dialect or as an archaic variant of ปลงปลงbplong1[to] let go; be detached; resign oneself2[to] shave (ritual/ordination)3[to] cremate; carry out funeral rites for)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂nเดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂n[to] walk up [sth]; [to] ascend on footมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔiยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔimountaintop; summitทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerปงbpongปงbpong1tall grass; reed2[to] put down; [to] lay downสัมภาระsǎm-paa-ráสัมภาระsǎm-paa-rá1baggage; luggage2belongings; gearลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolพักเหนื่อยpák-nʉ̀ʉaiพักเหนื่อยpák-nʉ̀ʉai[to] take a rest; take a break
Upon reaching the mountain peak, everyone put their luggage down on the ground to stop and rest.
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คุณยายkun yaaiบอกให้bòk hâiหลานlăanปงbpongของkŏngหนักๆnàk nàkไว้wáiตรงdtrongลานหน้าบ้านlaan nâa bâanก่อนgònแล้วláeoค่อยkôiเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiในnaiครัวkruua
Grandma told her grandchild to lay the heavy things down at the front courtyard first, and then walk into the kitchen.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaกองคาราวานgɔɔng-kaa-raa-waanมักจะmák-jàแวะwɛ́ปงbpongสินค้าsǐn-káaและlɛ́พักแรมpák-rɛɛmที่tîiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินทางdəən-taangข้ามkâamเขาkǎo
In the past, caravan merchants would often stop to lay down their goods and camp at this village before traveling across the mountain.
ในnaiพงศาวดารpong-săa-wá-daanล้านนาláan-naaมีmeeการบันทึกgaan ban-túkถึงtĕungพิธีกรรมpí-tee gamที่têeกษัตริย์gà-sàtทรงsongปงbpongเครื่องราชกกุธภัณฑ์krêuuang-râat-chá-gà-gùt-tá-panเพื่อpêuuaแสดงsà-daengความเคารพkwaam kao-rópต่อdtòพระบรมสารีริกธาตุprá-bò-rom-săa-ree-rí-gà-tâat
In the Lanna chronicles, there is a record of a ritual where the king laid down the royal regalia to show respect to the Buddha's relics.
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
bpong
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 | — | — |