เป็ง
bpengMeaning
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full moon (Northern Thai/Lanna)
A Northern Thai/Lanna noun meaning “full moon,” commonly seen in festival names (e.g., ยี่เป็งยี่เป็งyîi-bpengYi Peng festival Yi Peng, the full-moon lantern festival).
Examples
คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaคนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)มักพูดmák-pûutมักพูดmák-pûut[to] often say; often speakถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เป็งbpengเป็งbpengfull moon (Northern Thai/Lanna)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaan1festival2season; periodยี่yîiยี่yîitwo; second (traditional numeral)เป็งbpengเป็งbpengfull moon (Northern Thai/Lanna)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)คืนเดือนเพ็ญkʉʉn-dʉʉan-penคืนเดือนเพ็ญkʉʉn-dʉʉan-penfull moon night
Northern people often mention the word 'peng' in the festival name Yi Peng, which refers to the full-moon night.
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ยี่yîiเป็งbpengจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nตอนdtɔɔnคืนkʉʉnเป็งbpengผู้คนpûu-konปล่อยbplɔ̀iโคมลอยkoom-lɔɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบูชาพระbuu-chaa-práธาตุtâat
Yi Peng is held on the full-moon night; people release sky lanterns to pay respect to the relics.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaคำว่าkam-wâaเป็งbpengในnaiภาษาเหนือpaa-sǎa-nʉ̌ʉaเทียบtîiapได้dâaiกับgàpคำว่าkam-wâaเดือนเพ็ญdʉʉan-penในnaiภาษากลางpaa-sǎa-glaangและlɛ́มักmákปรากฏbpraa-gòtในnaiบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gam
Researchers explain that the Northern word 'peng' corresponds to 'full moon' in Standard Thai and often appears in ritual contexts.
ในnaiตำนานdtam-naanท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaคืนkʉʉnเป็งbpengเป็นช่วงbpen-chûuangเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiสายsǎaiน้ำสะอาดnáam-sà-àatที่สุดtîi-sùtจึงjʉngมีmiiประเพณีbprà-pee-niiลอยlɔɔiโคมkoomและlɛ́ลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tongควบคู่กันkûuap-kûu-gan
In local legends, it is believed that on the full-moon night the waters are purest, hence the traditions of releasing lanterns and floating krathongs together.
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
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpeng
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 | — | — |