มะโรง
má-roongMeaning
1NounB1
Dragon (Thai zodiac sign); Year of the Dragon
The fifth year in the traditional Thai twelve-year zodiac cycle, represented by the dragon.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyปีมะโรงbpii-má-roongปีมะโรงbpii-má-roongYear of the Dragonส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)เกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyปีมะเส็งbpii-má-sěngปีมะเส็งbpii-má-sěngYear of the Snake
I was born in the Year of the Dragon, while my younger sibling was born in the Year of the Snake.
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ยายyaaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaปีมะโรงbpii-má-roongเป็นbpenปีนักษัตรbpii-nák-sàtลำดับที่lam-dàp-tîiห้าhâaและlɛ́มีmiiมังกรmang-gɔɔnเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lák
Grandma said that the Year of the Dragon is the fifth year in the zodiac cycle and is represented by a dragon.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔกับgàpลูกชายlûuk-chaaiเกิดgə̀ətปีมะโรงbpii-má-roongเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛอายุaa-yúห่างhàangกันganยี่สิบสี่yîi-sìp-sìiปีbpii
The father and his son were both born in the Year of the Dragon, but they are twenty-four years apart in age.
แม้mɛ́ɛคนkonที่tîiเกิดgə̀ətปีมะโรงbpii-má-roongจะมีjà-miiมังกรmang-gɔɔnเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákประจำปีbprà-jam-bpiiเกิดgə̀ətเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaทุกคนtúk-konจะมีjà-miiนิสัยní-sǎiคล้ายกันkláai-gan
Although people born in the Year of the Dragon share the same birth-year symbol, that does not mean they all have similar personalities.
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)come on; please (urge/invite)Part 1
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โรงroongโรงroong1building for a specific function2classifier: purpose-built buildingsbuilding for a specific functionPart 2
มะโรงmá-roongมะโรงmá-roongDragon (Thai zodiac sign); Year of the DragonDragon (Thai zodiac sign); Year of the DragonWord