ผิง
pǐngMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] warm oneself by a fire/heat
to sit or stay close to a fire or other heat source to get warm
Examples
อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ผิงpǐngผิงpǐng[to] warm oneself by a fire/heatไฟหน้าfai-nâaไฟหน้าfai-nâaheadlight; headlampเต็นท์dténเต็นท์dtén1tent2marquee; canopy (event tent)
It’s cold; I warm myself by the fire in front of the tent.
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Last night it was windy; we sat by the gas stove to get warm.
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoอากาศaa-gàatจะjàเย็นyenแม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเราraoผิงpǐngฮีตเตอร์hîit-dtə̂əก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกɔ̀ɔkบ้านbâan
Tomorrow morning will be cold; Mom told us to warm up by the heater before leaving home.
หลังlǎngเดินป่าdəən-bpàaจนjonตัวสั่นdtuua-sànพวกเราpûuak-raoรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganผิงpǐngกองไฟgɔɔng-faiแล้วlɛ́ɛoยื่นมือyʉ̂ʉn-mʉʉเข้าไปkâo-bpaiรับrápไออุ่นai-ùn
After hiking until we were shivering, we gathered around the campfire to warm up and stretched our hands toward the heat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǐng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |