ลองกอง
lɔɔng-gɔɔngMeaning
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longkong
a sweet tropical fruit with pale yellow skin and translucent flesh, native to Southeast Asia
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ลองกองlɔɔng-gɔɔngลองกองlɔɔng-gɔɔnglongkongเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelหวานwǎanหวานwǎan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4stripped; worn (of a screw thread)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I like eating longkong because it tastes sweet and is very delicious.
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วันนี้wan-níiแม่mɛ̂ɛไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatและlɛ́ซื้อsʉ́ʉลองกองlɔɔng-gɔɔngมาmaaฝากfàakพวกเราpûuak-raoสองsɔ̌ɔngกิโลgì-loo
Today mom went to the market and bought two kilograms of longkong for us.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอย่าyàaกินginลองกองlɔɔng-gɔɔngเยอะyə́เกินไปgəən-bpaiนะnáเพราะprɔ́มันmanมีmiiน้ำตาลnám-dtaanสูงsǔung
Dad said not to eat too much longkong because it is high in sugar.
ภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangในnaiการปลูกgaan-bplùukลองกองlɔɔng-gɔɔngคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap-diiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นผลbpen-pǒnไม้máaiที่tîiเป็นที่ต้องการbpen-tîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanอย่างมากyàang-mâakในnaiตลาดส่งออกdtà-làat-sòng-ɔ̀ɔk
Southern Thailand is famous for cultivating high-quality longkong, which is a highly demanded fruit in the export market.
Tones
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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
lɔɔng
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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กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpspile; heap; stackPart 2
ลองกองlɔɔng-gɔɔngลองกองlɔɔng-gɔɔnglongkonglongkongWord