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bpângMeanings
1InterjectionA2
bang!; boom!
Onomatopoeic interjection imitating a sudden loud bang, gunshot, or explosion.
Examples
ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneปั้งbpângปั้งbpâng1bang!; boom!2a bang/boom (sound)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; winceเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I heard a bang from next door and jumped.
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When the ball hit the wall, there was a loud bang.
Dad popped a balloon—bang!—and the kids burst out laughing.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàaลงมาlong-maaเสียงsǐiangปั้งbpângตามมาdtaam-maaแบบbɛ̀ɛpทำเอาtam-aoใจหายjai-hǎai
As soon as lightning struck, a bang followed that made our hearts skip a beat.
2NounA2
a bang/boom (sound)
A sound word referring to a loud explosive noise (e.g., a gunshot or firework).
Examples
คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburseวานwaanวานwaan1[to] ask (someone to do something); request a favor2yesterday (chiefly in compounds)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneปั้งbpângปั้งbpâng1bang!; boom!2a bang/boom (sound)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)
Last night I heard a loud bang from the house next door.
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As soon as the firework was lit, there was a loud bang that startled the kids.
ผมpǒmกำลังgam-langเดินdəənอยู่yùuก็gɔ̂ได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangปั้งbpângเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanยางyaangแตกdtɛ̀ɛkจากjàakถนนtà-nǒn
While I was walking, I heard a loud bang like a tire bursting from the road.
ประตูbprà-dtuuเหล็กlèkหล่นlònกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkพื้นpʉ́ʉnเสียงsǐiangปั้งbpângทำเอาtam-aoทั้งtángออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítหันไปhǎn-bpaiมองmɔɔng
The metal door fell and hit the floor with a bang, making everyone in the office turn to look.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |