รวงรัง
ruuang-rangMeanings
1NounB2
nest; honeycomb
a nest of a bird or an insect, such as a beehive or honeycomb
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesคาบkâapคาบkâap1class period; lesson period2[to] hold in the mouth3meal (Northern Thai)4interval; period (time, physics)กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; foundรวงรังruuang-rangรวงรังruuang-rang1nest; honeycomb2home; dwellingบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàilarge tree; big tree
The bird is carrying twigs to build a nest on the big tree.
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เราraoควรkuuanระวังrá-wangไม่mâiไปbpaiทำลายtam-laaiรวงรังruuang-rangของkɔ̌ɔngผึ้งpʉ̂ngที่อยู่tîi-yùuใกล้บ้านglâi-bâan
We should be careful not to destroy the beehive located near the house.
น้ำผึ้งป่าnáam-pûeng bpàaแท้ๆtáe-táeมักจะmák jàถูกtòokเก็บเกี่ยวgèp gìiaoมาจากmaa jàakรวงรังruuang rangตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châatในช่วงnai chûuangฤดูแล้งréu-doo láeng
Pure wild honey is usually harvested from natural honeycombs during the dry season.
พายุฝนpaa-yú-fǒnที่tîiพัดกระหน่ำpát-grà-nàmอย่างหนักyàang-nàkทำให้tam-hâiรวงรังruuang-rangของkɔ̌ɔngนกกระจาบnók-grà-jàapตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaบนพื้นดินbon-pʉ́ʉn-din
The heavy rainstorm caused the weaver birds' nests to fall onto the ground.
2NounC1
home; dwelling
a home or dwelling place, often used poetically or metaphorically
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyมาไกลmaa-glaiมาไกลmaa-glai1[to] have come a long way; make great progress2well advanced; far alongทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกลับคืนglàp-kʉʉnกลับคืนglàp-kʉʉn1[to] return; go/come back2back; back again (adverb)สู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)รวงรังruuang-rangรวงรังruuang-rang1nest; honeycomb2home; dwellingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอบอุ่นòp-ùnอบอุ่นòp-ùn1warm (temperature)2warm; cozy; affectionate (feeling/atmosphere)3[to] be warm; feel warm and secureของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
After a long journey, everyone wants to return to their own warm dwelling.
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บ้านไม้bâan máaiเก่าๆgào gàoที่têeต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtคือkeuรวงรังruuang rangอันanสงบสุขsà-ngòp sùkที่têeเขาkăoมักจะmák jàคิดถึงkít tĕungเสมอsà-mĕrเมื่อmêuuaท้อแท้táw táe
The old wooden house in the province is a peaceful home that he always misses when he feels discouraged.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaว่าwâaเป็นbpenรวงรังruuang-rangที่tîiคอยkɔɔiปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngเราraoจากjàakพายุpaa-yúร้ายráaiในnaiชีวิตchii-wít
The poet compares family to a dwelling place that protects us from the fierce storms in life.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàเดินทางdern taangรอนแรมron raemไปbpaiทั่วโลกtûua lôhkแต่dtàeแผ่นดินเกิดpàen-din gèrtก็gâwยังคงyang kongเป็นbpenรวงรังruuang rangพักพิงpák pingอันเป็นan bpenที่สุดtêe sùtของkŏngจิตวิญญาณjìt-dtà-win-yaanเขาkăo
Even though he travels the world, his homeland remains the ultimate dwelling place for his soul.
Tones
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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
ruuang
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
รวงruuangรวงruuang1ear/head of grain2hanging cluster (flowers/fruits); racemeear/head of grainPart 1
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รังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)nest; hive; den (animal)Part 2
รวงรังruuang-rangรวงรังruuang-rangnest; honeycombnest; honeycombWord