ป่วง
bpùuangMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
crazy; erratic; delirious
acting crazy, erratic, confused, or nonsensical; chaotic (often used as slang)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineป่วงbpùuangป่วงbpùuang1crazy; erratic; delirious2cholera; severe diarrheaมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.ฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang[to] not understand what is saidเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today my friend is acting really crazy; I don't even know what she's talking about.
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ช่วงchûuangสอบปลายภาคsɔ̀ɔp-bplaai-pâakเด็กนักเรียนdèk-nák-riianหลายคนlǎai-konเริ่มrə̂əmป่วงbpùuangเพราะprɔ́อ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉไม่ทันmâi-tan
During the final exam period, many students start acting erratic because they can't catch up with their reading.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumวันนี้wan-níiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangป่วงbpùuangเพราะprɔ́ทุกคนtúk-konเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเถียงกันtǐiang-ganโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùp
The atmosphere in the meeting today was quite chaotic because everyone kept arguing without reaching a conclusion.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakอดนอนòt-nɔɔnมาmaaสามsǎamวันwanเต็มdtemเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmป่วงbpùuangจนjonทำงานtam-ngaanที่tîiได้รับมอบหมายdâi-ráp-mɔ̂ɔp-mǎaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatไปหมดbpai-mòt
After staying awake for three full days, he became so confused that he made mistakes on all his assigned tasks.
2NounC1
cholera; severe diarrhea
a traditional term for a severe gastrointestinal illness such as cholera or severe diarrhea with vomiting
Examples
สมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนตายkon-dtaaiคนตายkon-dtaaidead person; the deceasedเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingโรคrôokโรคrôokdisease; illnessป่วงbpùuangป่วงbpùuang1crazy; erratic; delirious2cholera; severe diarrheaเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâakเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâak1numerous; many (post-nominal)2in large numbers; in great quantity
In ancient times, a large number of people died from severe gastrointestinal illness.
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เขาkǎoปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔngและlɛ́อาเจียนaa-jiianอย่างหนักyàang-nàkชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเลยləəiคิดว่าkít-wâaเขาkǎoเป็นโรคbpen-rôokป่วงbpùuang
He had severe stomach pain and vomiting, so the villagers thought he had cholera.
ในnaiตำราdtam-raaแพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiมีmiiการบันทึกgaan-ban-tʉ́kถึงtʉ̌ngวิธีwí-tiiรักษาrák-sǎaอาการaa-gaanลงlongป่วงbpùuangด้วยdûuaiการใช้gaan-cháiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan
In traditional Thai medical texts, there are records of treating severe gastrointestinal illness using local herbs.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักmákหวาดกลัวwàat-gluuaโรคrôokป่วงbpùuangเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenโรคติดต่อrôok-dtìt-dtɔ̀ɔร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngที่tîiคร่าkrâaชีวิตchii-wítคนkonไปbpaiมากมายmâak-maai
Villagers in the countryside in the past were often terrified of severe gastrointestinal illness, as it was a deadly infectious disease that claimed many lives.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpùuang
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |