เพลิง
pləəngMeaning
1NounB1
flame; blaze; fire (formal)
Fire or flames, often implying a strong or destructive blaze; formal/literary term and common in compounds (e.g., fire incident).
Examples
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberเร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; pushดับเพลิงdàp-pləəngดับเพลิงdàp-pləəng1[to] extinguish a fire2firefighting3firefighting (modifier)4fire brigade; firefightersที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลุกไหม้lúk-mâiลุกไหม้lúk-mâi[to] catch fire; burst into flames; blaze upโกดังgoo-dangโกดังgoo-dangwarehouse; storage building
Officials hurried to extinguish the blaze at the warehouse.
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The news reported that the flames intensified due to gusty winds.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganอพยพòp-pá-yópผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúหนีnǐiเพลิงpləəngในnaiยามวิกาลyaam-wí-gaan
Villagers helped evacuate the elderly from the blaze in the middle of the night.
หน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai-gûu-paiควบคุมkûuap-kumเพลิงpləəngได้dâaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลามlaamเข้าสู่kâo-sùuชุมชนchum-chonพร้อมprɔ́ɔmตรวจdtrùuatหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetการเกิดgaan-gə̀ətเพลิงไหม้pləəng-mâi
Rescue teams contained the fire before it spread into the community and proceeded to investigate the cause of the blaze.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pləəng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เพลิงpləəngเพลิงpləəngflame; blaze; fire (formal)flame; blaze; fire (formal)Word