พลัง
pá-langMeanings
1NounA2
energy; strength
physical or mental strength and vitality to do work or activities
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีพลังmii-pá-langมีพลังmii-pá-langpowerful; energeticมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai[to] exercise; work out
Today I have lots of energy and want to exercise.
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After resting, I feel energized to continue working.
If I don't eat breakfast, I don't have the energy to study all day.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiพลังใจpá-lang-jaiฮึดสู้hʉ́t-sûuจนjonทำtamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekใหญ่yàiเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laa
He summoned inner strength and finished the big project on time.
2NounB1
power; force
a force or capacity that can cause movement, change, or effect; can refer to influence or capability
Examples
คำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมีพลังmii-pá-langมีพลังmii-pá-langpowerful; energeticทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toลงมือlong-mʉʉลงมือlong-mʉʉ[to] start doing; get to work
Her words have power; they make people want to take action.
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โซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaมีพลังmii-pá-langในnaiการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-komอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Social media has the power to rapidly change society’s attitudes.
เสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokมีพลังmii-pá-langพอจะpɔɔ-jàกดดันgòt-danให้hâiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎan
Consumers’ voices have enough power to pressure companies to improve standards.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรวมruuamพลังpá-langของkɔ̌ɔngหลายlǎaiชุมชนchum-chonเราraoสามารถsǎa-mâatขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngเชิงนโยบายchəəng-ná-yoo-baaiได้จริงdâai-jing
By combining the power of many communities, we can truly drive policy change.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พลัง said พะ-ลัง?
pá-lang
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 | — | — |