ยง
yongMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
brave; valiant (literary)
brave or courageous; used chiefly in literary language and expressions such as ยงยุทธ์ and ยงหาญ.
Examples
กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignผู้ทรงธรรมpôo song tamผู้ทรงธรรมpôo song tamrighteous person; virtuous oneในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerlyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระราชอำนาจprá-râat-chá-am-nâatพระราชอำนาจprá-râat-chá-am-nâatroyal authority; monarch’s powersยงyongยงyongbrave; valiant (literary)เหนือnĕuuaเหนือnĕuua1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveแว่นแคว้นwâen kwáenแว่นแคว้นwâen kwáenrealm; kingdom; dominion (literary)ทั้งปวงtáng bpuuangทั้งปวงtáng bpuuang1all; entire (formal/literary)2all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)
The righteous kings of the past held supreme authority over all kingdoms.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรามเกียรติ์raam-má-giianทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganมีmiiฤทธาอันยงrít-taa-an-yongยิ่งyîngแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂พ่ายแพ้pâai-pɛ́ɛแก่gɛ̀ɛคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngพระรามprá-raam
In the Ramakien epic, Ravana (Thotsakan) possessed exceedingly supreme might, yet was ultimately defeated by Rama's virtue.
วีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rútในnaiตำนานdtam-naanได้รับdâi-rápการกล่าวขานgaan-glàao-kǎanถึงtʉ̌ngเดชะdee-cháอันanยงyongที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiผู้ใดpûu-daiในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnánสามารถsǎa-mâatเทียบเทียมtîiap-tiiamได้dâai
The legendary hero was spoken of for his eminent power, which no one in that era could match.
แม้máeกาลเวลาgaan way-laaจะjàล่วงเลยไปlûuang loie bpaiนานnaanเพียงใดpiiang daiพระเกียรติคุณprá-gìiat-dtì-kunอันanยงyongของkŏngพระองค์prá ongจะjàยังคงyang kongจารึกอยู่jaa-réuk yòoในดวงใจnai duuang jaiของkŏngปวงชนชาวไทยbpuuang chon chaao tai
No matter how much time passes, His Majesty's supreme prestige will forever be inscribed in the hearts of the Thai people.
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
yong
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 | — | — |