แจ่ง
jɛ̀ɛngMeaning
1NounC1
corner; angle
a corner, angle, or edge (often used in Northern Thai dialect to refer to the corners of a city wall)
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lên[to] go for a walkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแจ่งjɛ̀ɛngแจ่งjɛ̀ɛngcorner; angleศรีsǐiศรีsǐi1glory; splendor; honor; auspiciousness2honorific/prefix meaning 'auspicious; venerable'3(astrology) charm; fortune (in Thaksa system)ภูมิpuumภูมิpuum1land; ground; place; region2immunity (colloq.)3level; standing; dignity (formal)4plane of existence; realmในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตัวเมืองเชียงใหม่dtuua-mʉʉang-chiiang-màiตัวเมืองเชียงใหม่dtuua-mʉʉang-chiiang-màidowntown Chiang Mai; Chiang Mai city proper; inner city
Tonight we will go for a walk at Jaeng Sri Poom in downtown Chiang Mai.
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กำแพงgam-pɛɛngเมืองเชียงใหม่mʉʉang-chiiang-màiมีmiiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtสี่sìiแจ่งjɛ̀ɛngซึ่งsʉ̂ngแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láแจ่งjɛ̀ɛngมีmiiชื่อเรียกchʉ̂ʉ-rîiakที่tîiต่างกันdtàang-gan
The Chiang Mai city wall has a total of four corners, each of which has a different name.
การบูรณะgaan-buu-rá-náแจ่งjɛ̀ɛngกำแพงgam-pɛɛngเมืองโบราณmʉʉang-boo-raanต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความรู้kwaam-rúuทางประวัติศาสตร์taang-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatและlɛ́สถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamล้านนาláan-naa
The restoration of the ancient city wall corners requires knowledge of Lanna history and architecture.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitแจ่งjɛ̀ɛngเมืองmʉʉangไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenป้อมปราการbpɔ̂m-bpraa-gaanป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenจุดยุทธศาสตร์jùt-yút-tá-sàatสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiการรักษาความปลอดภัยgaan-rák-sǎa-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
In the past, the city corners were not only fortresses defending against enemies, but also important strategic points for maintaining security.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jɛ̀ɛng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |