มิ่ง
mîngMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
auspicious; propitious
bringing good fortune; auspicious or favorable, often in formal or literary contexts
Examples
พิธีpí-tiiพิธีpí-tii1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolเช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toฤกษ์rə̂əkฤกษ์rə̂ək1auspicious time2opportune moment (figurative)มิ่งmîngมิ่งmîng1auspicious; propitious2auspicious thing; blessing (literary)3beloved; dear (poetic, as vocative)สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingการเริ่มgaan-rə̂əmการเริ่มgaan-rə̂əmthe start; the beginningงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
This morning's ceremony is considered an auspicious start for the new job.
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เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakวันwanมิ่งmîngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดbpə̀ətร้านráanหวังwǎngให้hâiกิจการgìt-jà-gaanราบรื่นrâap-rʉ̂ʉn
He chose an auspicious day to open the shop, hoping for smooth business.
เพลงpleengมงคลmong-konดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanมิ่งmîngในnaiการต้อนรับgaan-dtɔ̂ɔn-rápปีใหม่bpii-mài
A ceremonial song resounded as an auspicious sign to welcome the New Year.
การได้gaan-dâaiครูkruuดีdiiนับเป็นnáp-bpenมิ่งmîngชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiช่วยchûuaiชี้ทางchíi-taangให้hâiศิษย์sìtเดินdəənสู่sùuอนาคตà-naa-kótที่งดงามtîi-ngót-ngaam
Having a good teacher is an auspicious blessing that guides students toward a bright future.
2NounC1
auspicious thing; blessing (literary)
Something regarded as auspicious or as bringing good fortune; often used in compounds such as มิ่งขวัญมิ่งขวัญmîng-kwǎn1cherished object; source of blessing2beloved/cherished one; darling.
Examples
พิธีpí-tiiพิธีpí-tii1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolมอบโล่mɔ̂ɔp-lôoมอบโล่mɔ̂ɔp-lôo[to] present a plaque (award)เกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótเกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yóthonor; prestigeจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂n1[to] be held; take place (of an event)2[to] organize; hold; stage (an event)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเชิดชูมิ่งchə̂ət-chuu-mîngเชิดชูมิ่งchə̂ət-chuu-mîng[to] extol auspicious meritsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunity
An award ceremony was held to honor the community’s dignity and renown.
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เขาkǎoได้รับdâi-rápการgaanยกย่องให้เป็นyók-yɔ̂ɔng-hâi-bpenมิ่งmîngของkɔ̌ɔngวงการดนตรีwong-gaan-don-dtriiพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan
He has been praised as a source of honor and renown in the field of folk music.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทbòtนี้níiสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtว่าwâaเป็นbpenมิ่งขวัญmîng-kwǎnของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
This poem extols the monarch as the auspicious emblem of the people.
งานเฉลิมฉลองngaan-chà-lə̌əm-chà-lɔ̌ɔngจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเทิดทูนtə̂ət-tuunมิ่งเกียรติmîng-gìiatของkɔ̌ɔngสถาบันsà-tǎa-banที่tîiรับใช้ráp-cháiบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangมาmaaอย่างยาวนานyàang-yaao-naan
The celebration was held to exalt the honored prestige of the institution that has long served the nation.
3NounC1
beloved; dear (poetic, as vocative)
a cherished or dearly loved person; used poetically, often as a form of address
Examples
ดวงใจduuang-jaiดวงใจduuang-jai1beloved; darling2heart (figurative)เอ๋ยyěeเอ๋ยyěeexclamatory/poetic particleเจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มิ่งmîngมิ่งmîng1auspicious; propitious2auspicious thing; blessing (literary)3beloved; dear (poetic, as vocative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]วันธรรมดาwan-tam-má-daaวันธรรมดาwan-tam-má-daa1weekday; working day2ordinary day; non-holidayของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)มีสีสันmii-sǐi-sǎnมีสีสันmii-sǐi-sǎn1colorful2lively; interesting
Oh my dear, you are the cherished one who brings color to my ordinary days.
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ในnaiจดหมายjòt-mǎaiเขาkǎoเรียกrîiakนางnaangว่าwâaมิ่งmîngของkɔ̌ɔngข้าkâaแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaที่รักtîi-rák
In the letter, he called her “my cherished one” instead of simply saying beloved.
มิ่งmîngเอ๋ยyěeเจ้าjâaoคือkʉʉเสียงsǐiangสว่างsà-wàangในnaiราตรีraa-dtriiอันanยาวนานyaao-naanเป็นbpenคำkamปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpที่tîiข้าkâaรอคอยrɔɔ-kɔɔi
My cherished one, you are the bright voice in the long night, the comfort I have awaited.
ข้าkâaขอkɔ̌ɔฝากfàakถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamไว้wáiกับgàpสายลมsǎai-lomเรียกหาrîiak-hǎaมิ่งmîngผู้pûuคอยkɔɔiอยู่yùuปลายbplaaiฟ้าfáaให้hâiกลับglàpสู่sùuทรวงอกsuuang-òk
I entrust my words to the wind, calling for my cherished one waiting beyond the horizon to return to my heart.
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
mîng
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 | — | — |