พลอง
plɔɔngMeanings
1NounB1
staff; cudgel
A long, sturdy stick used as a staff, club, or weapon; also used in martial arts practice.
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usฝึกท่าfʉ̀k-tâaฝึกท่าfʉ̀k-tâa[to] practice a move/poseพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎan1basic; fundamental2foundation; basis3background (knowledge/education)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooพลองplɔɔngพลองplɔɔng1staff; cudgel2Memecylon treeไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longer
The teacher had us practice basic moves with a long wooden staff.
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The reenactor carried a staff as a weapon in the performance.
ในnaiวิชาwí-chaaกังฟูgang-fuuเขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakฝึกfʉ̀kกระบวนท่าgrà-buuan-tâaพลองplɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเสริมsə̌əmความคล่องตัวkwaam-klɔ̂ɔng-dtuua
In kung fu, he chose to practice staff forms to enhance agility.
ผู้pûuฝึกfʉ̀kชั้นสูงchán-sǔungสามารถควงพลองsǎa-mâat-kuuang-plɔɔngเปลี่ยนbplìianจังหวะjang-wàได้dâaiลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎiทั้งtángรับrápและlɛ́รุกrúkอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
Advanced practitioners can twirl the staff and shift rhythms smoothly, defending and attacking with precision.
2NounC2
Memecylon tree
A name for several species of shrubs or trees in the genus Memecylon, typically with hard wood and small clustered flowers.
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ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeเดินป่าdəən-bpàaเดินป่าdəən-bpàa1[to] hike; trek (in the forest/jungle)2trekking; forest hikeเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specifyให้ดูhâi-duuให้ดูhâi-duu[to] show [sb] [sth]ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)พลองplɔɔngพลองplɔɔng1staff; cudgel2Memecylon treeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)เป็นกระจุกbpen-grà-jùkเป็นกระจุกbpen-grà-jùkclustered; in clumpsอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigs
During the forest walk, the ranger pointed out a Memecylon tree with small flowers growing in clusters along its branches.
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ชื่อchʉ̂ʉพลองplɔɔngใช้cháiเรียกrîiakไม้máaiในnaiสกุลsà-gunเดียวกันdiiao-ganหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítจึงjʉngไม่ควรmâi-kuuanอาศัยaa-sǎiเพียงpiiangชื่อchʉ̂ʉพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanในnaiการระบุgaan-rá-bùชนิดchá-nítของตัวอย่างkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-yàangที่เก็บtîi-gèpมาmaa
The name “phlong” refers to several species in the genus Memecylon, so the local name alone should not be used to identify collected specimens.
แม้mɛ́ɛต้นdtônพลองplɔɔngจะมีjà-miiเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiแข็งkɛ̌ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiการสำรวจgaan-sǎm-rùuatครั้งนี้kráng-níiนักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiมุ่งศึกษาmûng-sʉ̀k-sǎaลักษณะlák-sà-nàใบbaiและlɛ́ช่อดอกchɔ̂ɔ-dɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiจำแนกjam-nɛ̂ɛkชนิดchá-nítมากกว่าmâak-gwàaคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtของkɔ̌ɔngเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máai
Although Memecylon trees have hard wood, this survey focused on leaf and flower-cluster characteristics for species identification rather than on the properties of the wood.
พอpɔɔพลองplɔɔngผลิดอกplì-dɔ̀ɔkเล็กlékเป็นกระจุกbpen-grà-jùkคนkonที่tîiเคยkəəiเดินผ่านdəən-pàanโดยdooiไม่mâiเหลียวแลlǐiao-lɛɛก็gɔ̂ถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpหยุดyùtมองmɔɔngราวกับraao-gàpเพิ่งpə̂ngเห็นhěnเสน่ห์sà-hèenของkɔ̌ɔngไม้máaiพื้นpʉ́ʉnถิ่นที่อยู่tìn-tîi-yùuใกล้ตัวglâi-dtuuaมานานmaa-naan
When the Memecylon tree put out its clusters of tiny flowers, even those who had always walked past without a glance stopped to look, as though only now discovering the charm of a native tree that had long been part of their surroundings.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
plɔɔng
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 | — | — |