พงไพร
pong-praiMeaning
1NounC1
wilderness; vast forest (literary)
A wild, remote forest or jungle; used in a poetic or literary style.
Examples
นักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangนักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangtraveler; travellerผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)กล้าหาญglâa-hǎanกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanbrave; courageousมุ่งหน้าmûng-nâaมุ่งหน้าmûng-nâa1[to] head for; proceed toward2[to] aim for (a goal); work towardสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)พงไพรpong-praiพงไพรpong-praiwilderness; vast forest (literary)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofค้นหาkón-hǎaค้นหาkón-hǎa[to] search for; look forน้ำตกnáam-dtòkน้ำตกnáam-dtòk1waterfall2nam tok; spicy grilled-meat salad; blood-enriched noodle soupในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตำนานdtam-naanตำนานdtam-naan1legend; myth; lore2legendary figure; icon3chronicle; historical account
The brave traveler headed into the wild forest to find the legendary waterfall.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaเงาngaoของkɔ̌ɔngต้นไม้dtôn-máaiในnaiพงไพรpong-praiก็gɔ̂ดูduuราวกับraao-gàpมีชีวิตmii-chii-wít
As the moonlight shone down, the shadows of the trees in the vast forest seemed to come alive.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt gà-weeของเขาkŏng kăoป่าbpàaไม่ได้mâi dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangพงไพรpong praiแต่dtàeเป็นbpenสถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sà-tăan-têe sàk-sìtที่têeจิตวิญญาณjìt-dtà-win-yaanได้dâiพักพิงpák ping
In his poems, the forest is not just a wilderness, but a sacred place where the soul finds refuge.
เสียงเพรียกsǐiang-prîiakแห่งhɛ̀ngพงไพรpong-praiนั้นnánดึงดูดdʉng-dùutให้hâiผู้ที่pûu-tîiโหยหาhǒoi-hǎaความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpและlɛ́อิสรภาพìt-sà-rà-pâapละทิ้งlá-tíngความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waaiในnaiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yài
The call of the wild forest attracts those who yearn for peace and freedom to leave the chaos of the big city.
Tones
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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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พงไพรpong-praiพงไพรpong-praiwilderness; vast forest (literary)wilderness; vast forest (literary)Word