ฝ่าดง
fàa-dongMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] go through a jungle; [to] traverse a thicket
To make one's way through a dense forest, jungle, or thicket, often with difficulty.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toฝ่าดงfàa-dongฝ่าดงfàa-dong[to] go through a jungle; [to] traverse a thicketเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k1deep forest; remote jungle2deep forest; remote forest interiorเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàa1forest products; wild produce2bushmeat; wild game
He had to make his way through the dense vegetation into the deep forest to find wild products.
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กว่าจะgwàa-jàเดินdəənถึงtʉ̌ngน้ำตกnáam-dtòkเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngฝ่าดงfàa-dongไผ่pàiที่tîiขึ้นkʉ̂nหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pเป็นbpenกิโลgì-loo
Before we could walk to the waterfall, we had to push through a dense bamboo thicket for a kilometer.
ทหารtá-hǎanหน่วยลาดตระเวนnùuai-lâat-dtrà-weenต้องdtɔ̂ngฝ่าดงfàa-dongหนามnǎamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบหนีlòp-nǐiการไล่ล่าgaan-lâi-lâaของkɔ̌ɔngศัตรูsàt-dtruu
The patrol soldiers had to break through a thorny thicket to escape the enemy's pursuit.
นักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatคณะká-náนั้นnánได้dâaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanการgaanฝ่าดงfàa-dongดิบdìpชื้นchʉ́ʉnที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaiนานnaanนับnápเดือนdʉʉan
That team of explorers documented their months-long experience of traversing the dangerous, humid rainforest.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fàa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฝ่าfàaฝ่าfàa1[to] push through; break through2[to] defy; go against[to] push through; break throughPart 1
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ดงdongดงdong1thicket; dense woodland2hotspot; cluster (often negative)3classifier: thicket/dense growth (rare)thicket; dense woodlandPart 2
ฝ่าดงfàa-dongฝ่าดงfàa-dong[to] go through a jungle; [to] traverse a thicket[to] go through a jungle; [to] traverse a thicketWord