เต็ง(dteng)
Meanings
1NounB1
favorite; frontrunner
the person, team, or option considered most likely to win or be chosen, especially in betting or predictions
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เกาหลีgao lĕeเกาหลีgao lĕe1Korea (country/region)2Korean (related to Korea)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ยกให้เป็นyók hâi bpenยกให้เป็นyók hâi bpen1[to] designate; appoint; declare [sb/sth] as [role/status]2[to] regard; hail; credit [sb/sth] as [sth]เต็งหนึ่งdteng nèungเต็งหนึ่งdteng nèung1favorite; front-runner2top-seeded; favored to winในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)รายการraai gaanรายการraai gaan1program; show (TV/radio/online)2list; listing3item; entry (on a list/form)4agenda; schedule (of items)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
This year, the Korean team is considered the top favorite in this tournament.
2VerbB1
[to be] the favorite
to be regarded as most likely to win or be selected
Examples
ทีมชาติteem châatทีมชาติteem châat1national team2national-squad (members)ญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)มองว่าmong wâaมองว่าmong wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...เต็งdtengเต็งdteng1favorite; frontrunner2[to be] the favorite3maitreya (abbr. เต็งหน่อ)4single bet; straight bet (betting)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)รายการraai gaanรายการraai gaan1program; show (TV/radio/online)2list; listing3item; entry (on a list/form)4agenda; schedule (of items)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Japan’s national team is regarded as the favorite in this tournament.
3NounB2
maitreya (abbr. เต็งหน่อ)
a colloquial or dialectal shortening related to เต็งหน่อ (Maitreya); rare and region-specific; not the common word for teak
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaสมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameพระศรีอาริย์prá sĕe-aa-ríพระศรีอาริย์prá sĕe-aa-ríMaitreya; future Buddhaว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเต็งdtengเต็งdteng1favorite; frontrunner2[to be] the favorite3maitreya (abbr. เต็งหน่อ)4single bet; straight bet (betting)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ภาษาถิ่นpaa-săa tìnภาษาถิ่นpaa-săa tìndialect; regional vernacular
Grandma said that back in her hometown, Maitreya was called “teng” in the local dialect.
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
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เลือกแทงlêuuak taengเลือกแทงlêuuak taeng[to] choose a betเต็งdtengเต็งdteng1favorite; frontrunner2[to be] the favorite3maitreya (abbr. เต็งหน่อ)4single bet; straight bet (betting)ทีมเจ้าบ้านteem jâo bâanทีมเจ้าบ้านteem jâo 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] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)สเต็ปsà-dtèpสเต็ปsà-dtèp1step (dance/move)2footwork3stage; level; tier4style; vibe (slang)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ทั้งนั้นtáng nánทั้งนั้นtáng nán1all of it; the whole lot2entirely; altogether3nothing but; only
Today I’m placing a single bet on the home team, not doing any parlay at all.