พิษสง
pít-sǒngMeanings
1NounB2
venom; deadly power
The venom or dangerous power of an animal, such as a snake or scorpion.
Examples
ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingแมงmɛɛngแมงmɛɛng1bug; creepy-crawly2arachnid; myriapodป่องbpɔ̀ɔngป่องbpɔ̀ɔng1swollen; bulging; distended2[to] swell; bulge (out)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพิษสงpít-sǒngพิษสงpít-sǒng1venom; deadly power2formidable power; deadly prowessร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngserious; severe; grave
Even though a scorpion is small, it has potent venom.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiระวังrá-wangงูnguuชนิดchá-nítนี้níiเพราะprɔ́พิษสงpít-sǒngของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manอันตรายan-dtà-raaiถึงชีวิตtʉ̌ng-chii-wít
The villagers warned to be careful of this type of snake because its venom is life-threatening.
พิษสงpít-sǒngของkɔ̌ɔngแมงกะพรุนกล่องmɛɛng-gà-prun-glɔ̀ngสามารถsǎa-mâatทำให้tam-hâiหัวใจhǔua-jaiหยุดเต้นyùt-dtênได้dâaiภายในpaai-naiไม่กี่mâi-gìiนาnaaทีหลังtii-lǎngสัมผัสsǎm-pàt
The venom of a box jellyfish can cause cardiac arrest within a few minutes of contact.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaพิษสงpít-sǒngของkɔ̌ɔngตะขาบdtà-kàapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaพัฒนาpát-tá-naaเป็นbpenยาแก้ปวดyaa-gɛ̂ɛ-bpùuatชนิดchá-nítใหม่mài
Researchers are studying the venom of centipedes to develop it into a new type of pain reliever.
2NounC1
formidable power; deadly prowess
A strong, dangerous ability or power that makes someone or something hard to face or defeat.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ดูถูกduu-tùukดูถูกduu-tùuk1[to] insult; belittle [sb]2[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]คู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rivalคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพิษสงpít-sǒngพิษสงpít-sǒng1venom; deadly power2formidable power; deadly prowessซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùu1[to] be hidden; be concealed2[to] be latent/underlying (figurative)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)เยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
Don't underestimate that opponent; he still has a lot of dangerous power hidden.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngเริ่มrə̂əmแสดงsà-dɛɛngพิษสงpít-sǒngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaด้วยdûuaiการเปิดตัวgaan-bpə̀ət-dtuuaผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panใหม่màiที่tîiเหนือกว่าnʉ̌ʉa-gwàaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
The rival company started to show its formidable power by launching a new product superior to ours.
กว่าgwàaเขาkǎoจะjàรู้ตัวrúu-dtuuaว่าwâaนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนนี้kon-níiมีmiiพิษสงpít-sǒngร้ายกาจráai-gàatเพียงใดpiiang-daiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตกเป็นเหยื่อdtòk-bpen-yʉ̀ʉaเกมgeemการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
By the time he realized how formidable and dangerous this politician was, he had already become a victim of her political game.
คำพูดkam-pûutที่tîiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəกลับglàpแฝงfɛ̌ɛngไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiพิษสงpít-sǒngที่tîiคอยkɔɔiทิ่มแทงtîm-tɛɛngหัวใจhǔua-jaiเขาkǎoอยู่yùuตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
Her seemingly innocuous words were, in fact, laced with a dangerous power that constantly stung his heart.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ษ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pít
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 | — | — |