ฮั่ง
hângMeaning
1NounB1
nest
a structure built by birds or insects as a place to live and raise young, such as a bird's nest or a beehive (used in some regional dialects).
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)นั่นnânนั่นnânthat (over there)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฮั่งhângฮั่งhângnestนกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
There's a bird's nest on that tree.
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ป้อbpɔ̂ɔหลวงlǔuangบ้านbâanประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat-dtʉʉanลูกบ้านlûuk-bâanว่าwâaอย่าyàaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiใกล้glâiฮั่งhângผึ้งpʉ̂ngหลวงlǔuangที่อยู่tîi-yùuหลังlǎngวัดwát
The village headman announced a warning to the villagers not to go near the giant beehive behind the temple.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănเคยkoeiโดนdohnต่อจากdtò jàakฮั่งhângต่อdtòที่อยู่têe yòoบนbonขื่อบ้านkèu bâanต่อยdtòiจนjonไข้ขึ้นkâi kûen
When I was a kid, I was stung by hornets from a nest on the house beam until I got a fever.
เขาkǎoสามารถsǎa-mâatสอยsɔ̌ɔiฮั่งhângมดแดงmót-dɛɛngลงมาlong-maaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanได้dâaiอย่างyàangชำนาญcham-naanโดยdooiไม่mâiโดนdoonมันmanกัดgàtเลยləəiสักsàkตัวdtuua
He could skillfully bring down a weaver ant nest to cook, without getting bitten by a single ant.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |