พนัง
pá-nangMeaning
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dike; embankment; barrier
A barrier used to block or provide protection against something, especially an embankment built to hold back water or prevent flooding.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadกระสอบทรายgrà-sɔ̀ɔp-saaiกระสอบทรายgrà-sɔ̀ɔp-saai1sandbag2punching bag3punching bag (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเสริมsə̌əmเสริมsə̌əm1to add; supplement; enhance2to reinforce; fortify3additional; supplementalพนังpá-nangพนังpá-nangdike; embankment; barrierกั้นgânกั้นgân1[to] block; obstruct; bar2[to] divide; partition off; screen off3[to] fence off; cordon off; rope off4[to] dam; impound (water); hold backน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกหนักdtòk-nàkตกหนักdtòk-nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]
The villagers worked together to reinforce the flood embankment with sandbags before the heavy rain.
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พนังpá-nangริมคลองrim-klɔɔngพังpangเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnน้ำnáamจึงjʉngไหลlǎiเข้าkâoท่วมtûuamบ้านbâanหลายlǎaiหลังlǎng
The embankment along the canal collapsed last night, causing water to flood several houses.
หากhàakระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamสูงsǔungเกินgəənแนวnɛɛoพนังpá-nangที่tîiสร้างsâangไว้wáiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเกษตรgà-sèetด้านหลังdâan-lǎngก็gɔ̂อาจàatถูกtùukน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaตัวdtuuaพนังpá-nangจะjàยังyangไม่mâiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
If the water rises above the embankment, the farmland behind it could flood even if the embankment itself remains undamaged.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakพนังpá-nangเดิมdəəmถูกtùukกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamกัดเซาะgàt-sɔ́จนjonแตกร้าวdtɛ̀ɛk-ráaoเทศบาลtêet-sà-baanจึงjʉngเร่งrêngซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
Because the existing embankment had been eroded by the current and developed cracks, the municipality rushed to repair it to prevent flooding during the rainy season.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พนัง said พะ-นัง?
pá-nang
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |