มองโกล

mɔɔng-gloo

Meanings

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a Mongol (person); Mongols

a person belonging to the Mongol people (an ethnonym; do not confuse with ‘มองโกเลีย’ = Mongolia, the country)

Examples

เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชาวมองโกลchaao-mɔɔng-glooชาวมองโกลchaao-mɔɔng-glooMongol; Mongol personเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiThailandได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My neighbor is a Mongol; he moved to work in Thailand two years ago.
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2AdjectiveB2

Mongol; of the Mongols

Relating to the Mongol people, their culture, or their historical empire.

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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

mɔɔng

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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มองโกลmɔɔng-glooมองโกลmɔɔng-glooa Mongol (person); Mongolsa Mongol (person); MongolsWord