อาจอง
àat-ongMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
bold; brave; confident (literary)
Brave and confident, often in a proud way; mainly used in literature.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นักรบnák-rópนักรบnák-róp1warrior; fighter2fighter (figurative)หนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youthเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyอาจองàat-ongอาจองàat-ongbold; brave; confident (literary)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)เผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâa[to] confront; faceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversary
In this story, the young warrior walks boldly forward to confront the enemy.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukทหารtá-hǎanฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamล้อมlɔ́ɔmไว้wáiแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนyʉʉnอย่างyàangอาจองàat-ongโดยdooiไม่mâiแสดงsà-dɛɛngความหวาดกลัวkwaam-wàat-gluua
Although surrounded by enemy soldiers, the commander still stands proud and fearless, showing no sign of fear.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaว่าwâaวีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rútกล่าวglàaoคำท้าทายkam-táa-taaiอย่างyàangอาจองàat-ongราวกับraao-gàpไม่mâiหวั่นเกรงwàn-greengแม้mɛ́ɛความตายkwaam-dtaaiจะjàรอrɔɔอยู่yùuเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâa
The poet describes the hero issuing his challenge with fearless confidence, as though undaunted even by the death awaiting him.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangเสียงโห่ร้องsǐiang-hòo-rɔ́ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kนางnaangกลับglàpเชิดหน้าchə̂ət-nâaขึ้นkʉ̂nอย่างyàangอาจองàat-ongมิmíยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiผู้ใดpûu-daiเห็นว่าhěn-wâaหัวใจhǔua-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonกำลังgam-langสั่นไหวsàn-wǎi
Amid the enemy's jeers, she raised her chin in proud defiance, refusing to let anyone see that her heart was trembling.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutpaternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)Part 1
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อาจองàat-ongอาจองàat-ongbold; brave; confident (literary)bold; brave; confident (literary)Word