อีโก้ง
ii-gôongMeaning
1NounB2
swamphen; grey-headed swamphen
A large wetland bird with blue-purple plumage, long legs, and a red bill and frontal shield; the grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus).
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asอีโก้งii-gôongอีโก้งii-gôongswamphen; grey-headed swamphenเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeบึงbʉngบึงbʉngmarshy lake; large pondขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)ของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สีน้ำเงินsǐi-náam-ngənสีน้ำเงินsǐi-náam-ngən1blue; deep blue (color)2blue; deep-blueอมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted withม่วงmûuangม่วงmûuang1purple; violet (color)2purple; violet (the color)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-colored
We saw a grey-headed swamphen walking along the edge of the marsh. It had blue-purple plumage and a red bill.
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อีโก้งii-gôongตัวนั้นdtuua-nánใช้cháiขาkǎaยาวyaaoเดินdəənลุยluiน้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛoหยุดyùtกินginยอดyɔ̂ɔtพืชpʉ̂ʉtริมน้ำrim-náam
That grey-headed swamphen waded through the shallow water on its long legs, then stopped to eat plant shoots by the water.
แผ่นpɛ̀nสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngบนbonหน้าผากnâa-pàakและlɛ́ปากbpàakสีแดงสดsǐi-dɛɛng-sòtเป็นbpenลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèenที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiสังเกตsǎng-gèetอีโก้งii-gôongได้dâaiแม้mɛ́ɛมันmanจะjàเดินdəənอยู่yùuท่ามกลางtâam-glaangพืชน้ำpʉ̂ʉt-náamที่tîiขึ้นkʉ̂nหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂n
The red frontal shield and bright red bill are distinctive features that help you spot a grey-headed swamphen, even when it is walking among dense aquatic plants.
หากhàakพืชน้ำpʉ̂ʉt-náamริมrimบึงbʉngถูกtùukกำจัดgam-jàtจนหมดjon-mòtอีโก้งii-gôongก็gɔ̂จะjàสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaทั้งtángแหล่งอาหารlɛ̀ng-aa-hǎanและlɛ́ที่กำบังtîi-gam-bangแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàยังyangมีmiiน้ำnáamอยู่ในyùu-naiบึงbʉngก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
If all the vegetation along the marsh is removed, grey-headed swamphens will lose both their food sources and their cover, even if water remains in the marsh.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ii
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 | — | — |