ปางตาย
bpaang-dtaaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
nearly dead; half-dead
in a state of being close to death, often from severe injury, illness, or exhaustion.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)หลงป่าlǒng-bpàaหลงป่าlǒng-bpàa[to] get lost in the forestอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostสัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeksเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สภาพsà-pâapสภาพsà-pâap1condition; state2circumstances; situationปางตายbpaang-dtaaiปางตายbpaang-dtaai1nearly dead; half-dead2to the point of death; nearly fatally
After being lost in the forest for a week, he was found in a near-death state.
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คนเจ็บkon-jèpจากjàakอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetรถชนrót-chonอยู่ในyùu-naiอาการaa-gaanปางตายbpaang-dtaaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai-gûu-paiมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng
The victim of the car crash was in a state of near death when the rescue unit arrived.
ทหารtá-hǎanบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpคนkonนั้นnánนอนnɔɔnนิ่งnîngในnaiสภาพsà-pâapปางตายbpaang-dtaaiอยู่yùuกลางglaangสนามรบsà-nǎam-rópรอคอยrɔɔ-kɔɔiความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaที่tîiอาจจะไม่àat-jà-mâiมีmiiวันwanมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng
The injured soldier lay motionless in a near-death state on the battlefield, waiting for help that might never come.
คุณย่าkun-yâaป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkจนjonอยู่ในyùu-naiอาการaa-gaanปางตายbpaang-dtaaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiท่านtânก็gɔ̂รอดrɔ̂ɔtมาmaaได้dâaiอย่างyàangปาฏิหาริย์bpaa-dtì-hǎan
My grandmother was so seriously ill she was in a state of near death, but in the end, she miraculously survived.
2AdverbB2
to the point of death; nearly fatally
used as an adverb to mean 'almost to death' or 'to a nearly fatal degree', as in 'beaten nearly to death.'
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)กลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûn1a group of teenagers; group of youths2the youth demographicรุมrumรุมrum1[to] gang up on; mob2[to] swarm; crowd aroundทำร้ายtam-ráaiทำร้ายtam-ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackปางตายbpaang-dtaaiปางตายbpaang-dtaai1nearly dead; half-dead2to the point of death; nearly fatally
He was beaten nearly to death by a group of teenagers.
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ฉันchǎnทำงานtam-ngaanปางตายbpaang-dtaaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laa
I worked myself nearly to death to finish this project on time.
ช่วงchûuangสอบปลายภาคsɔ̀ɔp-bplaai-pâakนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaต้องdtɔ̂ngอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉกันganปางตายbpaang-dtaaiทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉn
During the final exam period, students have to study almost to the point of death every night.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoถูกtùukซ้อมsɔ́ɔmปางตายbpaang-dtaaiเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́หนี้สินnîi-sǐnไม่กี่mâi-gìiพันpanบาทbàatแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnความโหดร้ายkwaam-hòot-ráaiของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าjâaoหนี้นอกระบบnîi-nɔ̂ɔk-rá-bòp
The fact that he was beaten nearly to death over a debt of just a few thousand baht shows the cruelty of unofficial lenders.
Tones
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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
bpaang
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
ปางbpaangปางbpaang1posture; form; manifestation (of the Buddha or a deity)2classifier for Buddha postures or divine manifestations3time; occasion; stage (literary/formal)posture; form; manifestation (of the Buddha or a deity)Part 1
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
ปางตายbpaang-dtaaiปางตายbpaang-dtaainearly dead; half-deadnearly dead; half-deadWord