สุ้ง
sûngMeaning
1NounA2
mosquito net (Northern Thai)
In Northern Thai, a net hung around a bed or sleeping area to keep mosquitoes out.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกางgaangกางgaang1[to] spread; open wide2[to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)สุ้งsûngสุ้งsûngmosquito net (Northern Thai)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkยุงyungยุงyungmosquito
Mom puts up a mosquito net to keep mosquitoes out.
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Tonight, Mom will put up a mosquito net for her child to sleep under.
บ้านbâanยายyaaiอยู่yùuใกล้glâiทุ่งนาtûng-naaและlɛ́มีmiiยุงyungเยอะyə́ยายyaaiจึงjʉngกางgaangสุ้งsûngก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉn
Grandma's house is near the rice fields and has lots of mosquitoes, so she puts up a mosquito net before bed every night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sûng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |