เลียง
liiangMeaning
1VerbC2
[to] pan [ore]
To wash ore-bearing material in a shallow vessel to separate valuable mineral particles from sand and other impurities.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmลำธารlam-taanลำธารlam-taanstream; brookใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ถาดtàatถาดtàat1tray2classifier: traysตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnตื้นdtʉ̂ʉn1shallow (not deep)2superficial; shallow (figurative)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เลียงliiangเลียงliiang[to] pan [ore]หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactแร่rɛ̂ɛแร่rɛ̂ɛmineral; ore (mineral resource)ทองคำtɔɔng-kamทองคำtɔɔng-kam1gold (chemical element; precious metal)2figurative: something precious/valuableโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withให้น้ำhâi-náamให้น้ำhâi-náam1[to] water [sth]2[to] give water [to sb/sth]3[to] administer fluids [to sb] (medical)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3[to] blow; sweep; carry alongทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔilittle by little; gradually
The villagers scooped sand from the stream into shallow pans and panned for gold, letting the water wash the sand away little by little.
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การgaanเลียงแร่liiang-rɛ̂ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiจังหวะjang-wàมือmʉʉที่tîiพอดีpɔɔ-diiเพราะprɔ́หากhàakเอียงiiangถาดtàatให้น้ำhâi-náamไหลแรงlǎi-rɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiเม็ดแร่mét-rɛ̂ɛละเอียดlá-ìiatอาจàatหลุดlùtออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpทรายsaai
Panning ore requires carefully controlled hand movements, because tilting the pan so that the water flows too strongly can wash fine mineral grains away with the sand.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งsòngตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangไปbpaiวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́นักธรณีวิทยาnák-tɔɔ-rá-nii-wít-tá-yaaเลียงliiangตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnในnaiถาดtàatตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแยกyɛ̂ɛkแร่rɛ̂ɛหนักnàkออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakทรายsaaiและlɛ́เศษsèetดินdin
Before sending the sample for analysis, the geologist panned the sediment in a shallow pan to separate heavy minerals from sand and soil particles.
คนkonหาhǎaแร่rɛ̂ɛรุ่นเก่าrûn-gàoเล่าlâoว่าwâaกว่าจะgwàa-jàเลียงแร่liiang-rɛ̂ɛได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngฝึกfʉ̀kอ่านàanทางน้ำtaang-náamในnaiถาดtàatรู้rúuจังหวะjang-wàผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnจังหวะjang-wàเอียงiiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชะทรายchá-saaiออกɔ̀ɔkโดยdooiไม่mâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเม็ดแร่mét-rɛ̂ɛหลุดlùtตามdtaamไปbpai
A veteran prospector explained that mastering ore panning meant learning to read the flow of water in the pan and knowing when to ease off or tilt it, washing away the sand without losing the mineral grains.
Tones
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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
liiang
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 | — | — |