เต็ง
dtengMeanings
1NounB1
favorite; frontrunner
the person, team, or option considered most likely to win or be chosen, especially in betting or predictions
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ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเกาหลีgao-lǐiเกาหลีgao-lǐi1Korea (country/region)2Korean (related to Korea)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ยกให้เป็นyók-hâi-bpenยกให้เป็นyók-hâi-bpen1[to] elevate; designate [sb/sth] as [sth]2[to] regard; hail; credit [sb/sth] as [sth]เต็งหนึ่งdteng-nʉ̀ngเต็งหนึ่งdteng-nʉ̀ng1favorite; front-runner2most favored to winในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รายการraai-gaanรายการraai-gaan1program; show (TV/radio/online)2list; listing3item; entry (on a list/form)4agenda; schedule (of items)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
This year, the Korean team is considered the top favorite in this tournament.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaม้าmáaหมายเลขmǎai-lêekเจ็ดjètเป็นbpenเต็งdtengเพราะprɔ́ชนะchá-náมาmaaหลายlǎaiสนามsà-nǎamติดกันdtìt-gan
He says horse number seven is the favorite because it has won several tracks in a row.
หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถูกtùukยกให้เป็นyók-hâi-bpenเต็งdtengรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàiหลังจากlǎng-jàakกระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛวิจารณ์wí-jaanดีมากdii-mâak
This film is tipped as the top contender for the grand prize after receiving great reviews.
ก่อนgònจับสลากjàp sà-làakหลายคนlăai konมองว่าmong wâaพรรคpákเล็กlékกลับกลายเป็นglàp glaai bpenเต็งdtengด้วยdûuayฐานเสียงtăan sĭiangที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynและláeแคมเปญkaem-bpenเข้มข้นkêm kôn
Before the draw, many viewed the small party as the front-runner due to its clear voter base and intensive campaign.
2VerbB1
[to be] the favorite
to be regarded as most likely to win or be selected
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ทีมชาติtiim-châatทีมชาติtiim-châatnational teamญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)มองว่าmɔɔng-wâaมองว่าmɔɔng-wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...เต็งdtengเต็งdteng1favorite; frontrunner2[to be] the favorite3Siamese sal; teng tree4single bet; straight bet (betting)5Chinese steelyard; traditional weighing scaleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รายการraai-gaanรายการraai-gaan1program; show (TV/radio/online)2list; listing3item; entry (on a list/form)4agenda; schedule (of items)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Japan’s national team is regarded as the favorite in this tournament.
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จากjàakฟอร์มfɔɔmล่าสุดlâa-sùtเขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเต็งdtengที่tîiจะjàได้dâaiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngกัปตันทีมgàp-dtan-tiim
Based on his recent form, he has become the most likely candidate to be team captain.
หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถูกtùukยกให้เป็นyók-hâi-bpenเต็งdtengรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàiในnaiเทศกาลภาพยนตร์têet-sà-gaan-pâap-pá-yon
This film is touted as the frontrunner for the top prize at the film festival.
โครงการkroong-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเป็นbpenเต็งdtengที่จะtîi-jàได้รับdâi-rápทุนtunเพราะprɔ́มีmiiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunรองรับrɔɔng-rápชัดเจนchát-jeenและlɛ́แนวทางปฏิบัติnɛɛo-taang-bpà-dtì-bàtได้จริงdâai-jing
Her project is the most likely to receive funding because it has solid data support and a practical approach.
3NounB2
Siamese sal; teng tree
A deciduous forest tree, Shorea obtusa, native to Southeast Asia and valued for its hard, durable timber.
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ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)เต็งdtengเต็งdteng1favorite; frontrunner2[to be] the favorite3Siamese sal; teng tree4single bet; straight bet (betting)5Chinese steelyard; traditional weighing scaleขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùuขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùu1[to] depend (on)2[to] be up to [sb]บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เนินเขาnəən-kǎoเนินเขาnəən-kǎoa hill; gentle rise of landและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ผลัดใบplàt-baiผลัดใบplàt-bai1[of a plant] shed leaves; drop leaves2deciduous3[to] undergo renewal; have a generational change (fig.)ในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛng1dry season2in the dry season
Teng trees grow on the hillside and shed their leaves during the dry season.
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ช่างเลือกchâng-lʉ̂ʉakใช้cháiไม้máaiเต็งdtengทำtamเสาบ้านsǎo-bâanเพราะprɔ́เนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiแข็งkɛ̌ngและlɛ́ทนทานton-taan
The carpenter chose teng timber for the house posts because the wood is hard and durable.
แม้mɛ́ɛดินdinบริเวณนี้bɔɔ-rí-ween-níiจะjàค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngแต่ต้นdtɛ̀ɛ-dtônเต็งdtengก็gɔ̂เติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooได้ดีdâai-diiจึงjʉngพบpópขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùuทั่วtûuaไปตามbpai-dtaamสันเขาsǎn-kǎo
Although the soil here is quite dry, teng trees grow well, so they are commonly found along the ridges.
การตัดgaan-dtàtต้นdtônเต็งdtengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำnamไม้máaiไปbpaiขายkǎaiโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiป่าbpàaบริเวณนี้bɔɔ-rí-ween-níiฟื้นตัวfʉ́ʉn-dtuuaได้dâaiยากyâakในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Unregulated cutting of teng trees for timber sales could make it difficult for this forest to recover in the long term.
4NounB2
single bet; straight bet (betting)
a bet placed on a single outcome only (not a parlay or combination), widely used in Thai betting contexts
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เลือกแทงlʉ̂ʉak-tɛɛngเลือกแทงlʉ̂ʉak-tɛɛng[to] choose a betเต็งdtengเต็งdteng1favorite; frontrunner2[to be] the favorite3Siamese sal; teng tree4single bet; straight bet (betting)5Chinese steelyard; traditional weighing scaleทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanhome team (sports)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceสเต็ปsà-dtèpสเต็ปsà-dtèp1step (dance/move)2stage; level; tier3footwork4approach; way of doing things (colloq.)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ทั้งนั้นtáng-nánทั้งนั้นtáng-nán1all of it; the whole lot2entirely; altogether
Today I’m placing a single bet on the home team, not doing any parlay at all.
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เขาkǎoเล่นlênเต็งdtengผลpǒnสกอร์sà-gɔɔ2-1ใบbaiนั้นnánใบbaiเดียวdiiaoเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเสี่ยงsìiangหลายlǎaiหน้าnâa
He bet a single on the 2–1 score, just that one ticket, to avoid multiple risks.
มือใหม่mʉʉ-màiมักmákเริ่มrə̂əmจากjàakการแทงgaan-tɛɛngเต็งคู่dteng-kûuเดียวdiiaoเพราะprɔ́คุมkumงบngópง่ายngâaiและlɛ́เข้าใจkâo-jaiเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiไม่ซับซ้อนmâi-sáp-sɔ́ɔn
Beginners often start with a single-outcome bet because it’s easy to control the budget and the terms aren’t complicated.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakลดlótความผันผวนkwaam păn pŭuanให้hâiลงlongเต็งdtengแบบbàepเน้นnénคู่kôoที่têeวิเคราะห์wí-króมาmaaแน่นnâenๆ-แทนtaenการกระจายgaan grà-jaaiไปbpaiหลายlăaiสเต็ปsà-dtèp
If you want to reduce volatility, place single bets focusing on well-analyzed matches instead of spreading across many parlays.
5Noun
Chinese steelyard; traditional weighing scale
a traditional Chinese weighing scale with a suspended pan and a sliding counterweight on a graduated beam
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อากงaa-gongอากงaa-gong1grandfather (in families of Chinese descent)2an elderly man (as a term of address)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเต็งdtengเต็งdteng1favorite; frontrunner2[to be] the favorite3Siamese sal; teng tree4single bet; straight bet (betting)5Chinese steelyard; traditional weighing scaleชั่งchângชั่งchâng1[to] weigh [sth]2[to] weigh; consider carefully3chang (traditional unit of weight)สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
Grandpa uses a traditional Chinese steelyard scale to weigh herbs in the shop.
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เต็งdtengอันนี้an-níiมีmiiจานjaanห้อยhɔ̂ɔiอยู่yùuข้างkâangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngและlɛ́มีmiiลูกตุ้มlûuk-dtûmที่tîiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanไปตามbpai-dtaamคานkaanได้dâai
This Chinese steelyard scale has a pan suspended on one side and a counterweight that slides along the beam.
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnร้านนี้ráan-níiใช้cháiเต็งdtengชั่งchângยาyaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเปลี่ยนbplìianมาใช้maa-cháiเครื่องชั่งkrʉ̂ʉang-chângดิจิทัลdì-jì-tâlแล้วlɛ́ɛo
This shop used to weigh medicinal ingredients with a Chinese steelyard scale, but it has now switched to a digital scale.
เวลาwee-laaชั่งchângของkɔ̌ɔngด้วยdûuaiเต็งdtengต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanลูกตุ้มlûuk-dtûmจนjonคานkaanสมดุลsǒm-dunแล้วจึงlɛ́ɛo-jʉngอ่านàanน้ำหนักnám-nàkจากjàakขีดkìitบนbonคานkaan
When weighing something with a Chinese steelyard scale, you must slide the counterweight until the beam balances, then read the weight from the markings on the beam.
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
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Result
Mid tone
dteng
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 | — | — |