เจิ่ง
jə̀əngMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] overflow; [to] be flooded
to overflow or spread out across a surface (especially of water); to be awash.
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเจิ่งjə̀əngเจิ่งjə̀əng[to] overflow; [to] be floodedขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
It's raining so hard that water is starting to spread out onto the road.
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เขาkǎoทำtamน้ำหกnáam-hòkบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่mâiเช็ดchétตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiมันmanเลยləəiเจิ่งjə̀əngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaห้องhɔ̂ng
He spilled water on the floor and didn't wipe it, so now it has spread all over the room.
สภาพsà-pâapหลังlǎngน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamคือkʉʉมีmiiน้ำnáamเน่าเสียnâo-sǐiaเจิ่งนองjə̀əng-nɔɔngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenส่งกลิ่นsòng-glìnเหม็นměnคละคลุ้งklá-klúng
The post-flood condition was that there was foul water awash all over the area, emitting a nauseating smell.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiน้ำตาnáam-dtaaแห่งhɛ̀ngความเสียใจkwaam-sǐia-jaiก็gɔ̂ไหลออกมาlǎi-ɔ̀ɔk-maaเจิ่งนองjə̀əng-nɔɔngใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
Upon hearing the bad news, tears of sorrow flowed and spread across her face.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jə̀əng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |