เถิง
tə̌əngMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] reach; [to] arrive
to reach or arrive at a destination (an archaic, poetic, or dialectal variant of ถึงถึงtʉ̌ng1only then; then as a result (informal)2about; concerning; regarding3as much as; as many as; to the point of4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6to; toward (recipient/goal)7even if; even though)
Examples
นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolktale; traditional taleเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเถิงtə̌əngเถิงtə̌əng1[to] reach; [to] arrive2to; untilเมืองลับแลmʉʉang-láp-lɛɛเมืองลับแลmʉʉang-láp-lɛɛ1mythical hidden city2Laplae; Laplae town or districtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtfinally; eventually; ultimately
The folktale tells that the young man finally traveled and reached the hidden city.
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กองคาราวานgɔɔng-kaa-raa-waanรอนแรมrɔɔn-rɛɛmผ่านpàanป่าbpàaใหญ่yàiจนjonลุlúเถิงtə̌əngยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเวลาwee-laaรุ่งสางrûng-sǎang
The caravan journeyed through the great forest until reaching the mountain peak at dawn.
พระยาprá-yaaตากdtàakนำทัพnam-tápตีdtiiฝ่าวงล้อมfàa-wong-lɔ́ɔmพม่าpá-mâaไปbpaiเถิงtə̌əngเมืองระยองmʉʉang-rá-yɔɔngได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
Phraya Tak led the army to break through the Burmese siege and successfully reached Rayong city.
แม้mɛ́ɛหนทางhǒn-taangจะjàยาวไกลyaao-glaiและlɛ́ทุรกันดารtú-rá-gan-daanเพียงใดpiiang-daiขบวนเสด็จkà-buuan-sà-dètก็gɔ̂เคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiเถิงtə̌əngจุดหมายjùt-mǎaiจนได้jon-dâai
No matter how long and rugged the path was, the royal procession managed to reach its destination.
2PrepositionC1
to; until
to; until; as far as (an archaic, poetic, or dialectal variant of ถึงถึงtʉ̌ng1only then; then as a result (informal)2about; concerning; regarding3as much as; as many as; to the point of4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6to; toward (recipient/goal)7even if; even though)
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureสู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equalฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)สู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equalดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningเถิงtə̌əngเถิงtə̌əng1[to] reach; [to] arrive2to; untilค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow late
Farmers have to work hard, with their backs to the sky and faces to the earth, from morning until dusk.
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ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangขุมทรัพย์kǔm-sápใต้ดินdtâai-dinดังdangไปbpaiเถิงtə̌əngหูhǔuของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuang
The rumor about the underground treasure reached the ears of the villagers in the capital.
ตำนานdtam-naanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถูกtùukเล่าขานlâo-kǎanสืบต่อกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-dtɔ̀ɔ-gan-maaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaaตราบdtràapเถิงtə̌əngปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban
This legend has been passed down since the Ayutthaya period right up until the present day.
ความรักkwaam-rákอันanบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเขาkǎoจะjàตราตรึงdtraa-dtrʉngอยู่ในyùu-naiใจjaiไปbpaiตราบdtràapเถิงtə̌əngวันตายwan-dtaai
Her pure love for him will be engraved in her heart right up until the day she dies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tə̌əng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |