รงค์
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1NounC1
color; dye
color; dye; paint (mostly used in literature, poetry, or as a component in compound words)
Examples
ธงชาติไทยtong-châat-taiธงชาติไทยtong-châat-taiThai national flagมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeธงไตรรงค์tong-dtrai-rongธงไตรรงค์tong-dtrai-rongThai national flag; tricolor flagซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsธงtongธงtong1flag2ผืน (classifier for flags)สามสีsǎam-sǐiสามสีsǎam-sǐitricolor; three-colored
The Thai national flag has another name, the Trairong flag, which means the tricolor flag.
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คลอโรฟิลล์klɔɔ-roo-finเป็นbpenรงควัตถุrong-ká-wát-tùสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoที่tîiพืชpʉ̂ʉtใช้cháiในnaiการสังเคราะห์ด้วยแสงgaan-sǎng-krɔ́-dûuai-sɛ̌ɛng
Chlorophyll is a green pigment that plants use for photosynthesis.
ในnaiการทำgaan-tamหัวโขนhǔua-kǒonขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการลงgaan-longรงค์rongถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenงานngaanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
In making Khon masks, the painting/coloring process is considered a task that requires extreme meticulousness.
ช่างศิลป์châng-sǐnโบราณboo-raanรู้จักrúu-jàkการสกัดgaan-sà-gàtรงค์rongจากธรรมชาติjàak-tam-má-châatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiในnaiงานngaanจิตรกรรมฝาผนังjìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎng
Ancient artisans knew how to extract natural pigments to use in mural paintings.
2NounC2
stage; arena
stage; arena; theater (literary usage)
Examples
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngactor; performer (gender-neutral)ก้าวเข้าสู่gâao-kâo-sùuก้าวเข้าสู่gâao-kâo-sùu[to] enter; [to] step into [a new phase]รงค์rongรงค์rong1color; dye2stage; arenaด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaท่วงท่าtûuang-tâa1posture; bearing2style; manner (of movement/performance)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaamสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaamelegant; dignified; statelyราวกับraao-gàpราวกับraao-gàp1as if; as though2like; akin toนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diifemale character in (classical) literature
The actor stepped onto the stage with a graceful posture like a lady in a literary tale.
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แสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaบนbonรงค์rongเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnฉากchàakละครlá-kɔɔnที่tîiถูกtùukจัดเตรียมjàt-dtriiamไว้wáiอย่างอลังการyàang-à-lang-gaan
The sound of battle drums echoed throughout the arena, boosting the morale of the brave soldiers.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngมหรสพmá-hɔ̌ɔ-rá-sòpในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákมักmákจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nในnaiรงค์rongซึ่งsʉ̂ngประดับประดาbprà-dàp-bprà-daaอย่างyàangวิจิตรตระการตาwí-jìt-dtrà-gaan-dtaa
Royal court performances were often held in a theater that was exquisitely decorated.
นาnaaฏdtɔɔศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinร่ายรำrâai-ramอยู่yùuกลางglaangรงค์rongสะกดsà-gòtผู้ชมpûu-chomทั้งtángมณฑลmon-tonให้ตกhâi-dtòkอยู่ในyùu-naiภวังค์pá-wangแห่งhɛ̀ngสุนทรียะsǔn-tá-rii-yá
The traditional dancer danced gracefully in the middle of the theater, spellbinding the entire audience into an aesthetic trance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รงค์ said รง?
rong
- Silent letterค์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
rong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ค์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |