พงหญ้า
pong-yâaMeaning
1NounB1
clump/thicket of grass
a dense clump or thicket of grass or weeds
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatวิ่งหายwîng-hǎaiวิ่งหายwîng-hǎai[to] run off and disappearเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]พงหญ้าpong-yâaพงหญ้าpong-yâaclump/thicket of grassหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
The cat ran and disappeared into the thicket of grass behind the house.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganถางtǎangพงหญ้าpong-yâaที่tîiขึ้นkʉ̂nรกrókในnaiสนามsà-nǎamออกให้ɔ̀ɔk-hâiหมดmòt
We need to help each other clear out all the overgrown thickets of grass in the yard.
ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnกลิ้งglîngตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiในnaiพงหญ้าpong-yâaข้างทางkâang-taangหาhǎaเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiก็gɔ̂หาไม่เจอhǎa-mâi-jəə
The ball rolled down into a thicket of grass on the roadside; no matter how much I looked, I couldn't find it.
ทีมค้นหาtiim-kón-hǎaต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənฝ่าfàaพงหญ้าpong-yâaสูงsǔungท่วมหัวtûuam-hǔuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตามหาdtaam-hǎaผู้รอดชีวิตpûu-rɔ̂ɔt-chii-wít
The search team had to push through head-high thickets of grass to look for survivors.
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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พงหญ้าpong-yâaพงหญ้าpong-yâaclump/thicket of grassclump/thicket of grassWord