ปังตอ
bpang-dtɔɔMeaning
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cleaver; chopping knife
A cleaver or a large Chinese-style chopping knife with a broad rectangular blade, typically used for cutting meat and bone
Examples
พ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuaพ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuamale cook; male chefใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeปังตอbpang-dtɔɔปังตอbpang-dtɔɔcleaver; chopping knifeสับกระดูกsàp-grà-dùukสับกระดูกsàp-grà-dùuk[to] chop through bonesหมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; 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; makeน้ำซุปnáam-súpน้ำซุปnáam-súpbroth; stock
The chef used a cleaver to chop pork bones to make soup.
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Mom told me to go buy a new cleaver at the market.
มีดmêetปังตอbpang dtorมีmeeน้ำหนักnám nàkมากmâakจึงjeungเหมาะmòrสำหรับsăm-ràpการgaanสับsàpชิ้นเนื้อchín néuuaหนาๆnăa năaมากกว่าmâak gwàaการgaanหั่นhànผักpàkบางๆbaang baang
A cleaver is quite heavy, so it is more suitable for chopping thick pieces of meat than slicing thin vegetables.
เวลาwee-laaใช้cháiปังตอbpang-dtɔɔสับsàpเนื้อnʉ́ʉaคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangให้hâiมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ใบมีดbai-mîitมีmiiความคมkwaam-komและlɛ́หนักnàk
When using a cleaver to chop meat, you must be very careful because the blade is sharp and heavy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
bpang
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
ปังbpangปังbpang1awesome; a hit; highly successful (slang)2bang; boom (sound)awesome; a hit; highly successful (slang)Part 1
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ปังตอbpang-dtɔɔปังตอbpang-dtɔɔcleaver; chopping knifecleaver; chopping knifeWord