เม็ง
mengMeaning
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Mon person or people
a Mon person or the Mon people, an ethnic group living mainly in Myanmar and Thailand; used especially in northern or historical contexts
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎaiเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎailineage; ancestry; descentเม็งmengเม็งmengMon person or peopleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอพยพมาòp-pá-yóp-maaอพยพมาòp-pá-yóp-maa[to] migrate here; [to] immigrateจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉaทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉa1the North; the northern region2in/to the north; up north
Mother says our family has Mon ancestry migrating from the North.
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ชาวchaaoเม็งmengในnaiชุมชนchum-chonนี้níiยังคงyang-kongรักษาrák-sǎaประเพณีbprà-pee-niiดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoไว้wáiอย่างดีyàang-dii
The Mon people in this community still preserve their traditional customs very well.
ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiฟ้อนfɔ́ɔnผีpǐiเม็งmengเป็นbpenการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópต่อdtɔ̀ɔบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútของkɔ̌ɔngชาวล้านนาchaao-láan-naaเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎaiเม็งmeng
The Meng spirit dance tradition is a way of showing respect to the ancestors of Lanna people of Mon descent.
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทางประวัติศาสตร์taang-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatหลายlǎaiฉบับchà-bàpกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngบทบาทbòt-bàatและlɛ́การตั้งถิ่นฐานgaan-dtâng-tìn-tǎanของkɔ̌ɔngชาวchaaoเม็งmengในnaiดินแดนไทยdin-dɛɛn-tai
Many historical documents mention the role and settlement of the Mon people in Thai territory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
meng
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 | — | — |