เผง
pěengMeaning
1AdverbB2
exactly; precisely
exactly, precisely, or accurately (often used to emphasize correctness or exactness)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดาใจdao-jaiเดาใจdao-jai[to] read [sb]'s mind; guess feelingsฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ถูกเผงเลยtùuk-pěeng-ləəiถูกเผงเลยtùuk-pěeng-ləəi1exactly right!; spot on!2exactly correct
He guessed my thoughts exactly right.
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The train arrived at the station at exactly 8 AM.
หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuคนkonนั้นnánทำนายtam-naaiเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótได้dâaiถูกเผงtùuk-pěengจนjonน่าขนลุกnâa-kǒn-lúk
That fortune teller predicted future events so accurately that it was goosebump-inducing.
ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการวิเคราะห์gaan-wí-krɔ́ปัญหาbpan-hǎaของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtและlɛ́หาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetได้dâaiถูกเผงtùuk-pěengทำtamให้hâiเราraoแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanได้dâaiทันtan
The manager analyzed the company's problem and found the cause exactly right, allowing us to fix the situation in time.
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
pěeng
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 | — | — |