ป่าดง
bpàa-dongMeaning
1NounA2
dense forest; jungle
A thick, wild forest with heavy vegetation; jungle.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าดงbpàa-dongป่าดงbpàa-dongdense forest; jungleมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
There are very many trees in the jungle.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนkonต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินทางdəən-taangผ่านpàanป่าดงbpàa-dongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiอีกìikหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
In the old days, people had to travel through the thick forest to get to another village.
Many kinds of wild animals live in the deep jungle.
การเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangบุกป่าดงbùk-bpàa-dongในnaiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnนั้นnánอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมากmâakเพราะprɔ́อาจàatเจอjəəสัตว์ร้ายsàt-ráaiหรือrʉ̌ʉหลงทางlǒng-taangได้dâai
Trekking through the dense jungle at night is very dangerous because you might encounter fierce animals or get lost.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpàa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedforest; woodlandPart 1
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ดงdongดงdong1thicket; dense woodland2hotspot; cluster (often negative)3classifier: thicket/dense growth (rare)thicket; dense woodlandPart 2
ป่าดงbpàa-dongป่าดงbpàa-dongdense forest; jungledense forest; jungleWord