ฝาง
fǎangMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Fang District (Chiang Mai)
A district in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
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Last year, I went to Fang district with my family.
There are many delicious oranges in Fang district.
ถ้าtâaมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatได้dâaiไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoที่tîiฝางfǎangต้องdtɔ̂ngแวะไปwɛ́-bpaiชมchomสวนส้มsǔuan-sômให้ได้hâi-dâaiนะná
If you have a chance to visit Fang, you must stop by to see the orange groves.
2NounB2
sappanwood; East Indian redwood
A tropical tree (Caesalpinia sappan) whose heartwood is used to produce red dye; also refers to the wood or the dye obtained from it.
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ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenคุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ฝางfǎangฝางfǎang1Fang District (Chiang Mai)2sappanwood; East Indian redwoodขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremost
In my grandmother's backyard, there is one large sappanwood tree.
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คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnนิยมní-yomนำnamแก่นgɛ̀nไม้máaiฝางfǎangมาmaaต้มdtômเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสกัดsà-gàtเอาaoน้ำnáamสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
In the old days, people popularly boiled sappanwood heartwood to extract its red-colored water.
แก่นgɛ̀nของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônฝางfǎangเป็นที่ต้องการbpen-tîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanอย่างมากyàang-mâakเพราะprɔ́สามารถsǎa-mâatนำไปใช้ประโยชน์nam-bpai-chái-bprà-yòotได้dâaiหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiทั้งtángย้อมyɔ́ɔmผ้าpâaและlɛ́ทำยาtam-yaa
The heartwood of the sappan tree is in high demand because it can be used for various purposes, including dyeing cloth and making medicine.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakไม้máaiฝางfǎangมีคุณค่าmii-kun-kâaทางเศรษฐกิจtaang-sèet-tà-gìtจึงjʉngมีmiiการส่งเสริมgaan-sòng-sə̌əmให้hâiเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnปลูกbplùukเป็นbpenพืชเศรษฐกิจpʉ̂ʉt-sèet-tà-gìtทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉak
Because sappanwood has economic value, farmers are being encouraged to cultivate it as an alternative cash crop.
คุณย่าkun-yâaสอนsɔ̌ɔnวิธีใช้wí-tii-cháiฝางfǎangย้อมสีyɔ́ɔm-sǐiขนมkà-nǒmให้hâiเป็นbpenสีชมพูsǐi-chom-puuสวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
My grandmother taught me how to use sappanwood dye to color desserts a beautiful pink.
น้ำnáamสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngที่tîiเห็นhěnในnaiขวดkùuatนี้níiทำมาจากtam-maa-jàakฝางfǎangต้มdtômกับgàpใบเตยbai-dtəəi
The red herbal drink you see in this bottle is made from sappanwood dye boiled with pandan leaves.
นอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakจะjàใช้cháiย้อมyɔ́ɔmผ้าpâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoฝางfǎangยังyangถูกtùukใช้cháiเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบsùuan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpในnaiตำรับdtam-rápยาแผนโบราณyaa-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบำรุงโลหิตbam-rung-loo-hìtอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Besides being used to dye fabric, sappanwood dye is also used as an ingredient in traditional medicine formulas to nourish the blood.
การใช้gaan cháiฝางfăangในnaiการย้อมสีgaan yóm sĕeมีmeeประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatยาวนานyaao naanในnaiภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâakเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ay-chiia dtà-wan-òk chĭiang dtâiซึ่งsêungสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungภูมิปัญญาท้องถิ่นpoom-bpan-yaa tóng-tìn
The use of sappanwood dye for coloring has a long history in Southeast Asia, reflecting local wisdom.
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
fǎang
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 | — | — |