ป้าตวง
bpâa-dtuuangMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Aunt Tuang (woman named Tuang, older than speaker)
form of address/reference for a woman named Tuang who is older than the speaker (ป้าป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address) = aunt/older woman; ตวงตวงdtuuang[to] measure (by volume) = the given name Tuang)
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ป้าตวงbpâa-dtuuangป้าตวงbpâa-dtuuangAunt Tuang (woman named Tuang, older than speaker)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This is Auntie Tuang.
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Auntie Tuang cooks very delicious food.
This morning I saw Auntie Tuang at the market.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakกินginส้มตำsôm dtamอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiต้องdtôngไปbpaiซื้อséuที่têeร้านráanของkŏngป้าตวงbpâa dtuangหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soi
If you want delicious som tum, you have to go buy it from Auntie Tuang's shop at the front of the alley.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpâa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)aunt (older sister of father or mother)Part 1
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ป้าตวงbpâa-dtuuangป้าตวงbpâa-dtuuangAunt Tuang (woman named Tuang, older than speaker)Aunt Tuang (woman named Tuang, older than speaker)Word