ผึ่ง
pʉ̀ngMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] air-dry; sun-dry
to place something in an airy or sunny spot to let it dry
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastผึ่งpʉ̀ngผึ่งpʉ̀ng[to] air-dry; sun-dryบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ราวraaoราวraao1rail; bar; pole2about; approximately; around3approximately; roughly4classifier: railsหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
Mom put the freshly washed clothes out to dry on the rack behind the house.
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เขาkǎoผึ่งpʉ̀ngรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoไว้wáiริมrimหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangให้hâiลมlomพัดไล่pát-lâiความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉn
He set his shoes by the window to let the wind blow away the moisture.
Rice crackers must be left to dry first before frying.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakล้างláangสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiแล้วlɛ́ɛoให้hâiผึ่งpʉ̀ngบนbonตะแกรงdtà-grɛɛngในnaiที่tîiอากาศaa-gàatถ่ายเทtàai-teeจนjonใบbaiแห้งสนิทhɛ̂ɛng-sà-nìt
After washing the herbs, place them on a rack in a well-ventilated area to dry completely.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pʉ̀ng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |