ปลาคัง
bplaa-kangMeaning
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Asian redtail catfish (Hemibagrus wyckioides)
A large freshwater catfish native to mainland Southeast Asia, with a reddish tail, valued as a food fish.
Examples
มื้อเย็นmʉ́ʉ-yenมื้อเย็นmʉ́ʉ-yendinner; evening meal; supperนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ต้มยำdtôm-yamต้มยำdtôm-yamtom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)ปลาคังbplaa-kangปลาคังbplaa-kangAsian redtail catfish (Hemibagrus wyckioides)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanrestaurant; eateryริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náamริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náam1riverside; riverbank2by/along the river (locative use)
For dinner tonight, we will have Tom Yum with Redtail Catfish at the riverside restaurant.
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ที่têeตลาดสดdtà-làat sòtมีmeeปลาคังbplaa kangตัวdtuuaใหญ่ๆyài yàiสดๆsòt sòtจากjàakแม่น้ำmâe námมาmaaขายkăaiทุกเช้าtúk cháo
At the fresh market, there are large, fresh Redtail Catfish from the river for sale every morning.
ปลาคังbplaa-kangเป็นbpenปลาน้ำจืดbplaa-náam-jʉ̀ʉtขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiที่tîiพบpópได้dâaiในnaiแม่น้ำสายmɛ̂ɛ-náam-sǎaiหลักlàkของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiเนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nไม่mâiคาวkaaoนิยมní-yomนำมาnam-maaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanประเภทbprà-pêetต้มยำdtôm-yamหรือrʉ̌ʉผัดฉ่าpàt-chàa
The Redtail Catfish is a large freshwater fish found in Thailand's main rivers; its firm, non-fishy meat is popular in dishes like Tom Yum or Pad Cha.
นักตกปลาnák-dtòk-bplaaหลายคนlǎai-konใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎnที่จะtîi-jàตกdtòkปลาคังยักษ์bplaa-kang-yákในnaiแม่น้ำโขงmɛ̂ɛ-náam-kǒongเพราะprɔ́มันmanทั้งtángท้าทายtáa-taaiและlɛ́เป็นที่ยอมรับbpen-tîi-yɔɔm-rápในหมู่nai-mùuนักตกปลาnák-dtòk-bplaaด้วยกันdûuai-gan
Many anglers dream of catching a giant Redtail Catfish in the Mekong River, as it is both challenging and a mark of prestige among fellow fishermen.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bplaa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ปลาคังbplaa-kangปลาคังbplaa-kangAsian redtail catfish (Hemibagrus wyckioides)Asian redtail catfish (Hemibagrus wyckioides)Word