รัง
rangMeanings
1NounA2
nest; hive; den (animal)
A dwelling or structure made by animals. Example: รังนก (a bird's nest); รังผึ้ง (a beehive); รังหนู (a mouse nest/den)
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นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developรังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàilarge tree; big tree
Birds build their nests on big trees.
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Yesterday I saw a beehive under the eaves.
Tomorrow we will go see turtle nests on the beach.
เด็กdèkๆ-สังเกตsǎng-gètว่าwâaหนูnŏoลากlâakเศษกระดาษsèt grà-dàatไปbpaiกองgongเป็นรังbpen rangในnaiมุมmumห้องhông
The kids noticed mice dragging paper scraps into a pile to make a nest in the corner.
2ClassifierB1
hive/nest (classifier)
Classifier for nests, hives, dens, etc. Example: ผึ้งหนึ่งรัง (one hive of bees); นกหนึ่งรัง (one bird's nest)
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asผึ้งpʉ̂ngผึ้งpʉ̂ngbeeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostรังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)เกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangกิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangmango branch/twig
Yesterday I saw one hive of bees clinging to a mango branch.
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This morning, there was one nest of birds on the eaves of our house.
ในnaiยุ้งyúngมีmiiหนูnǔuสองsɔ̌ɔngรังrangเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanเลยləəiเรียกrîiakช่างchângมาmaaจัดการjàt-gaan
There are two nests of mice in the granary, so the owner called a technician to deal with them.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiบันทึกข้อมูลban-tʉ́k-kɔ̂ɔ-muunผึ้งpʉ̂ngสามsǎamรังrangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
Researchers recorded data from three hives of bees to compare behaviors in each area.
3NounB2
hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)
A hideout or lair used by people (often pejorative or teasing). Example: รังโจรรังโจรrang-joothieves' den; bandit hideout (bandits’ hideout).
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ทลายtá-laaiทลายtá-laai1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] demolish; break down3[to] raid and dismantle (illegal activity)รังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)โจรjooโจรjoo1thief; robber2bandit; brigandย่านyâanย่านyâan1district; neighborhood; area2zone; vicinityชานเมืองchaan-mʉʉangชานเมืองchaan-mʉʉang1suburbs; outskirts2suburbanเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police raided a criminals’ hideout in the suburbs last night.
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เขาkǎoพาpaaฉันchǎnไปดูbpai-duuรังrangเก่าgàoของkɔ̌ɔngแก๊งgɛ́ngที่tîiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoเคยkəəiกบดานgòp-daanอยู่yùu
He took me to see the old den where the gang used to lie low.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoสืบsʉ̀ʉpจนjonพบว่าpóp-wâaคอนโดkɔɔn-dooหรูrǔuแถวนั้นtɛ̌ɛo-nánเป็นรังbpen-rangฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngənของkɔ̌ɔngขบวนการkà-buuan-gaanต่างชาติdtàang-châat
Reporters investigated and found that the luxury condo in that area was a money-laundering lair for an international ring.
หลังlǎngโรงงานroong-ngaanร้างráangกลายเป็นglaai-bpenรังrangของkɔ̌ɔngพวกpûuakค้ายาkáa-yaaโดยdooiมีmiiคนkonคอยkɔɔiดูduuต้นทางdtôn-taangตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉn
The abandoned factory turned into a den for drug dealers, with lookouts posted all night.
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
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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 | — | — |