เป่ง
bpèengMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
swollen; distended; bulging; taut
swollen, stretched tight, or bulging outward from being very full
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketบุฟเฟต์bùp-feeบุฟเฟต์bùp-feebuffet (self-serve meal)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)ท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเป่งbpèengเป่งbpèeng1swollen; distended; bulging; taut2[to] swell; bulge; puff upจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofน่าอึดอัดnâa-ʉ̀t-àtน่าอึดอัดnâa-ʉ̀t-àt1awkward; uncomfortable2stuffy; oppressive (air/space)
After finishing the buffet, his stomach looked uncomfortably swollen and tight.
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มะม่วงmá-mûuangลูกlûukนี้níiผิวpǐuตึงdtʉngเป่งbpèengแสดงว่าsà-dɛɛng-wâaสุกกำลังดีsùk-gam-lang-diiน่ากินnâa-ginมากmâak
This mango's skin is tight and bulging, which means it's perfectly ripe and looks delicious.
เขาkǎoยกน้ำหนักyók-nám-nàkจนjonเส้นเลือดsên-lʉ̂ʉatที่tîiแขนkɛ̌ɛnปูดbpùutโปนbpoonและlɛ́ผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngดูduuเป่งbpèengตึงdtʉng
He lifted weights until the veins on his arms bulged and his skin looked tight and swollen.
2VerbB2
[to] swell; bulge; puff up
to become swollen or distended; to bulge outward
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)ปุ๊บbpúpปุ๊บbpúpimmediately; the instant thatผิวpǐuผิวpǐu1skin2surface3complexion; skin toneตรงนั้นdtrong-nánตรงนั้นdtrong-nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเป่งbpèengเป่งbpèeng1swollen; distended; bulging; taut2[to] swell; bulge; puff upขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as the mosquito bit, the skin in that spot immediately started to swell up.
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เวลาwee-laaเขาkǎoเบ่งbèngกล้ามglâamแขนkɛ̌ɛnกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaตรงนั้นdtrong-nánจะjàเป่งbpèengขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaชัดchátมากmâak
When he flexes his arm, the muscle there bulges out very clearly.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakข้อเท้าkɔ̂ɔ-táaoแพลงplɛɛngได้dâaiไม่นานmâi-naanผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnánก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเป่งbpèengและlɛ́เปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenสีม่วงsǐi-mûuangช้ำchám
Not long after spraining his ankle, the skin in that area began to swell and turn purple from bruising.
ยางรถยนต์yaang-rót-yonที่tîiเติมลมdtəəm-lomมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiอาจàatเป่งbpèengออกɔ̀ɔkด้านข้างdâan-kâangและlɛ́เสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการระเบิดgaan-rá-bə̀ətได้dâai
A tire that is overinflated can bulge outwards on the side and risk exploding.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpèeng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |