มุง
mungMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] roof; [to] thatch; [to] cover a roof
to cover a roof with materials such as palm leaves, thatch, or tiles
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesมุงmungมุงmung1[to] roof; [to] thatch; [to] cover a roof2[to] crowd around; [to] gather to lookหลังคาlǎng-kaaหลังคาlǎng-kaaroofกระท่อมgrà-tɔ̂ɔmกระท่อมgrà-tɔ̂ɔmhut; shackด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooใบจากbai-jàakใบจากbai-jàaknipa palm leaf
Uncle is roofing the hut with palm leaves.
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ช่างchângมุงmungกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiหลังคาlǎng-kaaรั่วrûua
The craftsman carefully tiles the roof so it won’t leak.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganมุงmungหลังคาlǎng-kaaศาลาวัดsǎa-laa-wátด้วยdûuaiหญ้าคาyâa-kaaเพราะprɔ́วัสดุwát-sà-dùหาง่ายhǎa-ngâaiและlɛ́เย็นyen
Villagers together thatched the pavilion’s roof with cogon grass because the material is easy to find and keeps it cool.
ช่างchângแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiมุงmungหลังคาlǎng-kaaด้วยdûuaiกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangซีเมนต์sii-meenแทนtɛɛnสังกะสีsǎng-gà-sǐiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความทนทานkwaam-ton-taanและlɛ́ลดlótเสียงsǐiangฝนfǒnกระทบgrà-tóp
The builder suggested roofing with cement tiles instead of zinc sheets to increase durability and reduce the noise of rain.
2VerbB1
[to] crowd around; [to] gather to look
to gather closely around something to watch out of interest or curiosity
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)มุงดูmung-duuมุงดูmung-duu[to] crowd around to watch; rubberneckนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistที่มาtîi-maaที่มาtîi-maa1origin; source2background; provenance; etymology3source; reference (citation)แสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; street
People in the market gathered closely to watch the singer performing in the street.
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พอpɔɔมีmiiอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetรถrótก็gɔ̂หยุดyùtและlɛ́คนkonก็gɔ̂พากันpaa-ganมุงmungดูด้วยduu-dûuaiความอยากรู้kwaam-yàak-rúu
As soon as there was an accident, the cars stopped and people gathered around out of curiosity.
The children gathered around excitedly to watch the magic show and lost track of time.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoมุงmungรอบrɔ̂ɔpนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnจ้องjɔ̂ngทุกtúkท่วงท่าสะกดใจtûuang-tâa-sà-gòt-jaiราวraaoไม่mâiอยากyàakพลาดplâatแม้mɛ́ɛเสี้ยววินาทีsîiao-wí-naa-tii
Tourists crowded around the street performer, fixated on every mesmerizing move as if they didn’t want to miss a single moment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mung
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 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 | — | — |