พ่าง
pâangMeaning
1AdverbC1
like; as if
like, as if, or similar to (typically used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)สูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaสูญเสียsǔun-sǐia1[to] lose; suffer a loss2[to] be bereaved; lose [sb] to deathหญิงyǐngหญิงyǐng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3princess (familiar form of address)อันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)เป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rákเป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rák1beloved; cherished2[to] be loved; be well-likedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเจ็บปวดjèp-bpùuatเจ็บปวดjèp-bpùuat1painful; hurting2[to] be in pain; sufferร้าวรานráao-raanร้าวรานráao-raan1heartbroken; devastated2cracked; split; fissuredพ่างpâangพ่างpâanglike; as ifจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขาดใจkàat-jaiขาดใจkàat-jai1[to] die; stop breathing2[to] be heartbroken; be devastated (figurative)
When he lost his beloved woman, he was in agonizing pain as if his heart would break.
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ความงามkwaam ngaamของkŏngเธอterพ่างpâangเทพธิดาtêp tí-daaลงมาlong maaจุติjù-dtìบนbonโลกมนุษย์lôhk má-nút
Her beauty is like a goddess descending to earth.
แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnพ่างpâangว่าwâaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaกำลังgam-langโอบกอดòop-gɔ̀ɔtแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din
The moonlight shines down at night, as if the sky is embracing the earth.
เสียงลมพัดsǐiang-lom-pátผ่านpàanทิวtiuไผ่pàiฟังfangพ่างpâangเสียงดนตรีsǐiang-don-dtriiสวรรค์sà-wǎnบรรเลงban-leengกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmไพรprai
The sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo grove sounds like heavenly music serenading the forest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pâang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |