เพิ้ง
pə́əngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
messy; tangled; disheveled
messy, tangled, or disheveled, especially used to describe hair
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔnตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔn[to] wake up (stop sleeping)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiso; therefore; as a resultเพิ้งpə́əngเพิ้งpə́əngmessy; tangled; disheveledแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)แหละlɛ̀แหละlɛ̀emphasis/focus particle (colloquial)
She just woke up, so her hair is messy like this.
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วันนี้wan-níiลมlomนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâanแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakพัดpátจนjonผมpǒmฉันchǎnเพิ้งpə́əngไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo
The wind outside is very strong today, blowing my hair all messy.
อย่าyàaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiตัวเองdtuua-eengหัวhǔuaเพิ้งpə́əngเวลาwee-laaไปbpaiสัมภาษณ์งานsǎm-pâat-ngaanนะnáมันmanดูduuไม่mâiเป็นbpenมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîip
Don't let yourself have disheveled hair when going to a job interview; it looks unprofessional.
แม่mɛ̂ɛมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛยุ่งyûngกับgàpการเลี้ยงgaan-líiangลูกlûukจนjonหัวhǔuaเพิ้งpə́əngแทบจะไม่มีtɛ̂ɛp-jà-mâi-miiเวลาwee-laaดูแลตัวเองduu-lɛɛ-dtuua-eengเลยləəi
Mom is so busy taking care of the baby that her hair is a mess, and she barely has time to take care of herself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pə́əng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |