เพ่ง
pêngMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] gaze intently; stare
to look fixedly and closely at something, often narrowing the eyes
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพ่งมองpêng mongเพ่งมองpêng mong[to] stare; [to] gaze intentlyป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3classifier for signs/labels4[to] smear; dab; applyเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingตัวหนังสือdtuua năng-sĕuตัวหนังสือdtuua năng-sĕu1letter; character; glyph2writing; text; written words3handwriting; penmanshipเลือนleuuanเลือนleuuan[to] fade; blur; become indistinct
He stared at the small sign because the letters were faded.
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ฉันchănต้องdtôngเพ่งpêngตาdtaaดูdooรูปrôopเก่าgàoๆ-ใต้dtâiแสงสลัวsăeng sà-lŭuaเพื่อpêuuaอ่านàanวันที่wan tîiถ่ายtàai
I had to narrow my eyes and look closely at the old photo under dim light to read the date.
เธอtəəเพ่งpêngดูduuหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangอยู่yùuนานnaanเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàเห็นhěnใครkraiยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔk
She stared at the window for a long time, as if she saw someone standing outside.
เขาkăoเพ่งpêngสายตาsăai dtaaมองmongรอยแตกroi dtàekเล็กจิ๋วlék jĭwบนbonแก้วgâewแล้วláeoค่อยkôiๆ-ขยับkà-yàpเข้าไปkâo bpaiตรวจดูdtrùuat dooอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
He narrowed his eyes at the tiny crack on the glass and slowly moved in to examine it carefully.
2VerbB1
[to] concentrate; focus attention
to direct one’s full attention or mental effort to something; to focus the mind
Examples
ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerสอบsòpสอบsòp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เพ่งpêngเพ่งpêng1[to] gaze intently; stare2[to] concentrate; focus attentionสมาธิsà-maa-tíสมาธิsà-maa-tí1concentration; focused attention2meditative concentration (Buddhist samādhi)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letterเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; same
Before the exam, I sat quietly and focused my mind on just one book.
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เขาkǎoปิดbpìtโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพ่งpêngความคิดkwaam-kítไปที่bpai-tîiงานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiให้hâiเสร็จsètภายในpaai-naiวันนี้wan-níi
He turned off his phone to focus his mind on finishing the research today.
ระหว่างrá-wàangทำสมาธิtam sà-maa-tíเราraoควรkuuanเพ่งpêngใจjaiอยู่yòoกับgàpลมlomหายใจเข้าออกhăai jai kâo òk
During meditation, we should focus our minds on the in-and-out breath.
เมื่อmêuuaมีmeeงานngaanหลายอย่างlăai yàangพร้อมกันpróm ganฉันchănต้องdtôngจัดลำดับjàt lam dàpก่อนหลังgòn lăngแล้วláeoเพ่งpêngพลังpá-langสมาธิsà-maa-tíไปทีbpai teeละláงานngaan
When multiple tasks come at once, I prioritize and focus my mental energy on one task at a time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pêng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |