เล้ง
léengMeanings
1NounB1
spicy pork spine soup
a type of spicy and sour Thai soup made with pork spine.
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เล้งléngเล้งléng1spicy pork spine soup2pork spine bonesแซ่บๆsâep sâepแซ่บๆsâep sâep1tasty; delicious; full of flavor (colloq.)2So tasty/spicy! So hot!3sexy; bold; striking (slang)4juicy (gossip/news) (slang)
Today I want to eat spicy and sour pork spine soup.
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The 'leng' at this restaurant is very delicious; it's so spicy that it makes me sweat.
พอจะpor jàรู้จักrúu jàkร้านráanไหนnăiที่têeขายkăaiเล้งléngอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiบ้างbâangไหมmăiพอดีpo deeอยากyàakกินginมากmâak
Do you happen to know any restaurants that sell delicious 'leng'? I'm really craving it.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเมนูmee-nuuนี้níiจะjàเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเล้งléengแต่dtɛ̀ɛหัวใจhǔua-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngความอร่อยkwaam-à-rɔ̀iอยู่ที่yùu-tîiรสชาติน้ำrót-châat-náamซุปsúpที่tîiเปรี้ยวเผ็ดbprîiao-pètอย่างลงตัวyàang-long-dtuua
Although this dish is called 'leng', the heart of its deliciousness lies in the perfectly balanced spicy and sour flavor of the broth.
2NounB1
pork spine bones
the pork backbones used as meaty bones in Thai cooking, especially soups
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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเล้งléengเล้งléeng1spicy pork spine soup2pork spine bonesมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeน้ำซุปnáam-súpน้ำซุปnáam-súpbroth; stock
Mom went to the market to buy pork backbones to make soup broth.
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When you buy pork backbones, choose the pieces that have a lot of meat on them.
ฉันchǎnจะjàเอาaoเล้งléengพวกนี้pûuak-níiไปbpaiทำtamต้มจืดdtôm-jʉ̀ʉtสำหรับsǎm-ràpมื้อmʉ́ʉเย็นวันนี้yen-wan-níi
I'm going to use these pork backbones to make a clear soup for dinner tonight.
การgaanจะjàทำให้tam hâiน้ำซุปใสnám súp săiและláeมีmeeรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat glom-glòmนั้นnánจะต้องjà dtôngเคี่ยวkîiaoเล้งléngด้วยdûuayไฟfaiอ่อนๆòn ònเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaหลายlăaiชั่วโมงchûua-mohng
To make the broth clear and have a mellow flavor, you must simmer the pork backbones over low heat for several hours.
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
léeng
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 | — | — |