ออง
ɔɔngMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
fair; beautiful; glowing
fair, beautiful, or glowing (a literary term typically used to describe a bright and clear complexion, often paired with 'นวลนวลnuuan1soft; smooth; gentle (texture/appearance)2fair; creamy (complexion)3softly glowing; muted (light/color)4creamy-white; pale yellowish-white')
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหญิงyǐngหญิงyǐng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3princess (familiar form of address)ผู้นั้นpûu-nánผู้นั้นpûu-nánthat personช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessสะดุดตาsà-dùt-dtaaสะดุดตาsà-dùt-dtaa1eye-catching; striking; noticeable2[to] catch the eye; [to] stand outด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooผิวพรรณpǐu-panผิวพรรณpǐu-pancomplexion; skin conditionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขาวนวลkǎao-nuuanขาวนวลkǎao-nuuancreamy white; fair-skinnedอองɔɔngอองɔɔngfair; beautiful; glowingผุดผ่องpùt-pɔ̀ngผุดผ่องpùt-pɔ̀ng1radiant; bright and clear (of skin)2pure; untainted (figurative)
That lady possesses such striking beauty, with her fair, glowing, and radiant complexion.
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แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàล่วงเลยไปlûuang-ləəi-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛวงwongหน้าnâaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongความkwaamนวลnuuanอองɔɔngแลดูlɛɛ-duuอ่อนเยาว์ɔ̀ɔn-yaoอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even as time passes, her face still retains its fair glow and always looks youthful.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánกวีgà-wiiได้dâaiบรรยายban-yaaiความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนางเอกnaang-èekว่าwâaมีmiiผิวพรรณpǐu-panผุดpùtผ่องนวลpɔ̀ng-nuuanอองɔɔngดั่งdàngแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janรุ่งrûng
In that literary work, the poet described the heroine's beauty as having a radiant, fair, and glowing complexion like the bright moonlight.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiโบราณboo-raanบทbòtนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความkwaamโสภาsǒo-paaของkɔ̌ɔngสตรีsà-dtriiชาววังchaao-wangโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ผิวพรรณpǐu-panที่tîiขาวนวลkǎao-nuuanอองɔɔngจนjonสะกดsà-gòtทุกtúkสายตาsǎai-dtaaที่tîiจ้องมองjɔ̂ng-mɔɔng
This ancient poem describes the exquisite beauty of a palace woman, especially her fair and glowing skin that captivates every eye that gazes upon her.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |