พงพี
pong-piiMeaning
1NounC1
jungle; thick forest
A dense forest, jungle, or wilderness, often used in a literary or poetic context.
Examples
คณะสำรวจká-ná-sǎm-rùuatคณะสำรวจká-ná-sǎm-rùuatsurvey team; exploration teamต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyฝ่าfàaฝ่าfàa1[to] push through; break through2[to] defy; go againstพงพีpong-piiพงพีpong-piijungle; thick forestเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a scheduleหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysกว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
The survey team had to travel through the dense forest for many days to reach the village.
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ในอดีตnai-à-dìitการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangข้ามkâamเขตแดนkèet-dɛɛnต้องdtɔ̂ngบุกป่าbùk-bpàaฝ่าfàaพงพีpong-piiที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai
In the past, traveling across borders required venturing through a dangerous wilderness.
เสียงsǐiangสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngมาจากmaa-jàakพงพีpong-piiอันanมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítชวนให้chuuan-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kวังเวงwang-weengใจjai
The sounds of wild animals at night echoed from the dark jungle, creating an eerie feeling.
กวีgà-wiiมักmákเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความซับซ้อนkwaam-sáp-sɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngจิตใจjìt-jaiมนุษย์má-nútกับgàpความkwaamลี้ลับlíi-lápแห่งhɛ̀ngพงพีpong-piiที่tîiยากyâakจะjàหยั่งถึงyàng-tʉ̌ng
Poets often compare the complexity of the human mind to the unfathomable mystery of the deep wilderness.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
พงpongพงpong1thicket; dense brush; scrub2clan; lineage; genealogy (literary)thicket; dense brush; scrubPart 1
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พงพีpong-piiพงพีpong-piijungle; thick forestjungle; thick forestWord