เบื้อง

bʉ̂ʉang

Meanings

1NounB2

side; direction; part

a side, direction, or part, usually specified by a following word, as in เบื้องหน้าเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâa1public face; visible side2foreground (computing)3ahead; in front (formal)4the front (formal)5in front of; before (formal)6the future (formal) (in front) or เบื้องหลังเบื้องหลังbʉ̂ʉang-lǎng1behind the scenes; background2behind; in the background (behind)

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2PrepositionC1

toward; in the direction of

indicates direction or orientation (often in formal or literary usage, e.g., เบื้องบนเบื้องบนbʉ̂ʉang-bon1upper part; upper section (formal)2up above; on high3higher authorities; superiors4heaven; the divine, เบื้องล่างเบื้องล่างbʉ̂ʉang-lâang1below; underneath (formal)2the lower part/section)

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

bʉ̂ʉang

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——