ลงทรง
long-songMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] be possessed by a spirit; [to] act as a medium
to be possessed by a spirit or deity; to act as a spirit medium
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa[to] believe (that) ...มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเทพเจ้าtêp jâoเทพเจ้าtêp jâo1deity; god2idolized figureมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerลงทรงlong songลงทรงlong song[to] be possessed by a spirit; [to] act as a mediumในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร่างrâangร่างrâang1body; form; figure2draft; outline3[to] draft; sketch; outlineของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis person
The villagers believe that a deity came to possess this man's body.
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ในช่วงnai chûuangเทศกาลกินเจtêt-sà-gaan gin jayจะมีjà meeพิธีpí-teeอัญเชิญan-chernเทพเจ้าtêp jâoมาmaaลงทรงlong songเพื่อpêuuaปัดเป่าbpàt bpàoสิ่งsìngชั่วร้ายchûua ráai
During the Vegetarian Festival, there will be a ceremony to invite the gods to possess the mediums to ward off evil.
การลงgaan-longทรงเป็นsong-bpenความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaทางtaangไสยศาสตร์sǎi-yá-sàatที่tîiฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kอยู่ในyùu-naiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiมาmaaอย่างยาวนานyàang-yaao-naanแม้mɛ́ɛในnaiยุคyúkที่tîiวิทยาศาสตร์wít-tá-yaa-sàatเจริญก้าวหน้าjà-rəən-gâao-nâa
Spirit possession is an occult belief deeply rooted in Thai society for a long time, even in the era of scientific advancement.
นักมานุษยวิทยาnák-maa-nút-sà-yá-wít-tá-yaaลงพื้นที่long-pʉ́ʉn-tîiศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanการลงgaan-longทรงsongของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonในnaiภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือpâak-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-nʉ̌ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiถึงที่tʉ̌ng-tîiมาmaaของkɔ̌ɔngพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gam
Anthropologists went into the field to study the spirit possession phenomena of a community in the Northeast region to understand the origins of the ritual.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลงทรง said ลง-ซง?
long-song
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
long
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
ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 1
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ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixshape; formPart 2
ลงทรงlong-songลงทรงlong-song[to] be possessed by a spirit; [to] act as a medium[to] be possessed by a spirit; [to] act as a mediumWord