พัทลุง
pát-tá-lungMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Phatthalung (Thai province)
a province in southern Thailand; English name: Phatthalung
Examples
พัทลุงpát-tá-lungพัทลุงpát-tá-lung1Phatthalung (Thai province)2from Phatthalung; Phatthalungเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovinceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiSouthern Thailand; the south (of a country/area)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai person
Phatthalung is a province in the south of Thailand.
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Last year, I traveled to Phatthalung province.
พัทลุงpát-tá-lungมีmiiทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamมากmâakชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉ-wâaทะเลtá-leeน้อยnɔ́ɔi
Phatthalung has a very beautiful lake called Thale Noi.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiพัทลุงpát-tá-lungคุณควรkun-kuuanไปลองbpai-lɔɔngพายpaaiเรือคายัคrʉʉa-kaa-yákที่นั่นtîi-nân
If you travel to Phatthalung, you should try kayaking there.
2AdjectiveA2
from Phatthalung; Phatthalung
used attributively to describe someone or something from Phatthalung (e.g., a Phatthalung person, dish, or product)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringพัทลุงpát-tá-lungพัทลุงpát-tá-lung1Phatthalung (Thai province)2from Phatthalung; Phatthalung
He is a Phatthalung person.
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นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngคนkonนั้นnánร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengสำเนียงsǎm-niiangพัทลุงpát-tá-lungได้dâaiชัดchátมากmâak
That singer sings with a very clear Phatthalung accent.
I like to eat Phatthalung-style sour curry the most.
หนังตะลุงnǎng-dtà-lungคณะká-náนี้níiเป็นbpenคณะká-náพัทลุงpát-tá-lungที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangและlɛ́แสดงsà-dɛɛngได้dâaiสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâak
This shadow puppet troupe is a famous Phatthalung troupe that performs very entertainingly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พัทลุง said พัด-ทะ-ลุง?
pát-tá-lung
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pát
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 | — | — |