วงแหวน
wong-wɛ̌ɛnMeanings
1NounA2
ring; circular band
a circular band or loop shaped like a ring
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillดัดdàtดัดdàt1[to] bend; reshape; adjust2[to] curl/perm (hair)3[to] correct; reform (behavior/attitude)ลวดlûuatลวดlûuatwire (metal strand)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วงแหวนwong wăenวงแหวนwong wăen1ring; circular band2ring road; beltway3ring (surrounding feature)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-
He bent a wire into a small ring.
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ครูkruuให้เราhâi-raoตัดกระดาษdtàt-grà-dàatเป็นbpenวงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛnแล้วlɛ́ɛoนำมาnam-maaคล้องklɔ́ɔngกันgan
The teacher had us cut paper into rings and link them together.
The kids made colorful rubber rings to play ring toss.
He used a metal ring to fasten the pipe tightly so it wouldn’t come off.
2NounB1
ring road; beltway
a major road or highway that goes around a city in a circular route
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderถนนวงแหวนtà-nǒn-wong-wɛ̌ɛnถนนวงแหวนtà-nǒn-wong-wɛ̌ɛnring road; beltwayเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเลี่ยงlîiangเลี่ยงlîiang1[to] avoid; dodge2[to] evade (rules/responsibility)รถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตัวเมืองdtuua-mʉʉangตัวเมืองdtuua-mʉʉangdowntown; city center
Tomorrow we’ll use the ring road to avoid traffic in the city center.
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ถ้าtâaออกɔ̀ɔkต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtให้hâiขึ้นkʉ̂nวงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iต่อdtɔ̀ɔทางด่วนtaang-dùuanจะjàเร็วกว่าreo-gwàa
If you’re going upcountry, get on the ring road and then connect to the expressway; it’ll be faster.
บ้านbâanผมpǒmอยู่yùuใกล้glâiวงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛnด้านdâanตะวันตกdtà-wan-dtòkจึงjʉngเข้าเมืองkâo-mʉʉangตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
My house is near the western ring road, so getting into the city in the morning is convenient.
ช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháaoวงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛnชั้นchánนอกnɔ̂ɔkมักจะmák-jàหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nตรงdtrongทางเชื่อมtaang-chʉ̂ʉamเพราะprɔ́รถrótจากjàakชานเมืองchaan-mʉʉangไหลlǎiเข้ามาkâo-maaพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
In the mornings, the outer ring road is often congested at the interchanges because cars from the suburbs flow in simultaneously.
3NounB2
ring (surrounding feature)
a circular structure or formation surrounding something, such as a planet’s rings or a ring of tissue/material
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นักดาราศาสตร์nák-daa-raa-sàatนักดาราศาสตร์nák-daa-raa-sàatastronomerศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoวงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛnวงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛn1ring; circular band2ring road; beltway3ring (surrounding feature)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffดาวเสาร์daao-sǎoดาวเสาร์daao-sǎoSaturn (planet)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jai1[to] understand [sth] (by studying/thinking)2[to] reach a mutual understanding (with [sb]); clear things up3[to] brief/explain to ensure understandingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingได้อย่างไรdâai-yàang-raiได้อย่างไรdâai-yàang-raihow can ...?; how could ...?
Astronomers study Saturn’s rings to understand how they formed.
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กล้องโทรทรรศน์glông toh-rá-tátเผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnวงแหวนwong wăenบางbaangๆ-ล้อมรอบlóm rôpดาวเคราะห์daao krórดวงduuangนั้นnán
The telescope revealed a thin ring encircling that planet.
ตัวอย่างdtuua yàangเนื้อเยื่อnúuea yêuuaแสดงsà-daengวงแหวนwong wăenของkŏngเซลล์sénที่têeล้อมlómแกนกลางgaen glaangซึ่งsêungบ่งบอกถึงbòng bòk tĕungการเจริญเติบโตgaan jà-rern dtèrp dtohเป็นbpenชั้นchánๆ-
The tissue sample shows a ring of cells surrounding a core, indicating layered growth.
แบบจำลองbàep jam longชี้ว่าchée wâaฝุ่นfùnและláeน้ำแข็งnáam kăengรวมตัวruuam dtuuaเป็นbpenวงแหวนเสถียรwong wăen sà-tĭianรอบrôpดาวเคราะห์daao krórด้วยdûuayแรงโน้มถ่วงraeng nóhm tùuangและláeการชนกันgaan chon ganซ้ำsámๆ-
Models suggest that dust and ice coalesced into stable rings around the planet through gravity and repeated collisions.
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
wong
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
วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)circle; ringPart 1
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แหวนwɛ̌ɛnแหวนwɛ̌ɛn1ring (finger jewelry)2toroidal ring/annulus (technical)ring (finger jewelry)Part 2
วงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛnวงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛnring; circular bandring; circular bandWord