ยูแรง
yuu-rɛɛngMeanings
1NounB2
uranium (non-standard Thai transcription)
A non-standard Thai rendering sometimes used for uranium (chemical element, symbol U); the standard Thai term is ยูเรเนียมยูเรเนียมyuu-ree-niiamuranium (chemical element).
Examples
บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseบทความbòt-kwaamบทความbòt-kwaamarticle; essayใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ยูแรงyuu-rɛɛngยูแรงyuu-rɛɛng1uranium (non-standard Thai transcription)2Uranus (non-standard Thai transcription)แทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofยูเรเนียมyuu-ree-niiamยูเรเนียมyuu-ree-niiamuranium (chemical element)แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)มาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎan1standard; norm; benchmark2standard; standardized
Some articles use the word 'yuraeng' instead of the standard 'uranium,' even though it's nonstandard.
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ในnaiรายงานraai-ngaanเก่าgàoๆ-พบpópการสะกดgaan sà-gòtว่าwâaยูแรงyoo raengเพื่อpêuuaหมายถึงmăai tĕungธาตุtâatยูเรเนียมyoo-re-niam
In older reports, the spelling 'yuraeng' is found to refer to the element uranium.
นักภาษาศาสตร์nák-paa-sǎa-sàatบันทึกban-tʉ́kว่าwâaรูปrûupคำkamยูแรงyuu-rɛɛngเป็นbpenรูปrûupไม่เป็นทางการmâi-bpen-taang-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngชื่อchʉ̂ʉธาตุtâatยูเรเนียมyuu-ree-niiamในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai
Linguists note that the form 'yuraeng' is an informal Thai rendering of the element name uranium.
แม้máeคำว่าkam wâaยูแรงyoo raengจะjàพบpópในnaiเอกสารèk-gà-săanบางbaangชุดchútแต่dtàeมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tăanราชบัณฑิตrâat-chá-ban-dìtฯฯกำหนดgam-nòtให้hâiใช้cháiยูเรเนียมyoo-re-niam
Although 'yuraeng' appears in some documents, the Royal Institute standard prescribes 'uranium' (yureneiam).
2NounB2
Uranus (non-standard Thai transcription)
A non-standard Thai rendering sometimes used for the planet Uranus; the standard Thai name is ยูเรนัสยูเรนัสyuu-ree-nátUranus.
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บางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionดาวยูเรนัสdaao-yuu-ree-nátดาวยูเรนัสdaao-yuu-ree-nátUranus (planet)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeยูแรงyuu-rɛɛngยูแรงyuu-rɛɛng1uranium (non-standard Thai transcription)2Uranus (non-standard Thai transcription)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedระบบสุริยะrá-bòp-sù-rí-yáระบบสุริยะrá-bòp-sù-rí-yáthe Solar System
Some people call the planet Uranus 'Yuraeng' when talking about the solar system.
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ครูkruuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaวันนี้wan-níiจะjàพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngดาวdaaoยูแรงyuu-rɛɛngซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenชื่อchʉ̂ʉที่tîiไม่เป็นทางการmâi-bpen-taang-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngดาวยูเรนัสdaao-yuu-ree-nát
The teacher said that today we’ll talk about 'Yuraeng,' which is an informal name for the planet Uranus.
ในnaiบทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaยูแรงyuu-rɛɛngแทนtɛɛnดาวยูเรนัสdaao-yuu-ree-nátเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสะดวกsà-dùuakในnaiการเขียนgaan-kǐianแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ใช่mâi-châiมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎan
In this article, the author uses the word 'Yuraeng' instead of Uranus for convenience, even though it is not standard.
นักดาราศาสตร์nák-daa-raa-sàatเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaควรkuuanใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaดาวยูเรนัสdaao-yuu-ree-nátในnaiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanวิชาการwí-chaa-gaanไม่ควรmâi-kuuanใช้cháiยูแรงyuu-rɛɛngซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpไม่เป็นทางการmâi-bpen-taang-gaan
Astronomers caution that one should use 'Uranus' in academic documents, and not 'Yuraeng,' which is an informal form.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yuu
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)strong; intense; severePart 2
ยูแรงyuu-rɛɛngยูแรงyuu-rɛɛnguranium (non-standard Thai transcription)uranium (non-standard Thai transcription)Word