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fɛ̌ɛngMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded
To exist in a concealed or embedded way within or behind something; to be latent.
Examples
เชื้อโรคchʉ́ʉa-rôokเชื้อโรคchʉ́ʉa-rôokpathogen; germบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítsome kinds; certain typesแฝงอยู่fɛ̌ɛng-yùuแฝงอยู่fɛ̌ɛng-yùu[to] be hidden; [to] be concealedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แสดงอาการsà-dɛɛng-aa-gaanแสดงอาการsà-dɛɛng-aa-gaan1[to] show symptoms [of illness]2[to] show signs [of sth]นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalเดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moon
Some pathogens lie latent in the body without showing symptoms for many months.
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Hidden risks are embedded in the contract that we didn’t read carefully.
ไวรัสwai-rátสามารถsǎa-mâatแฝงตัวfɛ̌ɛng-dtuuaในnaiเซลล์ประสาทseel-bprà-sàatและlɛ́กลับมาglàp-maaก่อgɔ̀ɔโรคrôokเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaภูมิคุ้มกันpuum-kúm-ganอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛ
The virus can remain latent in nerve cells and reemerge when the immune system weakens.
อคติà-ká-dtìที่tîiแฝงอยู่fɛ̌ɛng-yùuในnaiระบบrá-bòpทำให้tam-hâiการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanเป็นกลางbpen-glaangทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่ใช่mâi-châi
Bias embedded in the system makes decisions appear neutral when they are not.
2VerbB2
[to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitly
To contain or convey a meaning indirectly; to suggest without stating outright.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโพสต์ข้อความpóht kôr kwaamโพสต์ข้อความpóht kôr kwaam[to] post a messageสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแฝงfăengแฝงfăeng1[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded2[to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitly3hidden; implicit; latent; underlyingคำเตือนkam dteuuanคำเตือนkam dteuuanwarning; cautionถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เอ่ยชื่อèoi chêuเอ่ยชื่อèoi chêu[to] mention [sb/sth] by name; [to] name [sb/sth]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He posted a short message that hinted a warning to his coworkers without naming anyone.
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คำพูดkam pôotของkŏngเธอterดูdooสุภาพsù-pâapแต่dtàeแฝงfăengความไม่พอใจkwaam mâi por jaiโดยdoiไม่ได้mâi dâaiพูดpôotออกมาòk maaตรงdtrongๆ-
Her words seemed polite, but they hinted at dissatisfaction without saying it directly.
ในnaiโฆษณาkôh-sà-naaนั้นnánแบรนด์braenแฝงfăengข้อความkôr kwaamว่าwâaถ้าtâaซื้อséuสินค้าsĭn-káaจะjàมีชีวิตmee chee-wítที่têeดีขึ้นdee kêunทั้งที่táng têeไม่ได้mâi dâaiพูดตรงpôot dtrongๆ-
In that advertisement, the brand implied that buying the product would make life better, even though it wasn’t stated directly.
บทความbòt-kwaamวิจารณ์wí-jaanการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangชิ้นนี้chín-níiแฝงfɛ̌ɛngคำkamเสียดสีsìiat-sǐiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatโดยdooiใช้cháiสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákและlɛ́เปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapแทนtɛɛnการกล่าวgaan-glàaoตรงไปตรงมาdtrong-bpai-dtrong-maa
This political critique contains satire toward those in power, using symbols and comparisons instead of speaking outright.
3AdjectiveB2
hidden; implicit; latent; underlying
Present but not obvious or openly expressed; hidden or underlying.
Examples
คำชมkam-chomคำชมkam-chomcompliment; words of praiseของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneสุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1polite; courteous2gentle; mild (manner/speech)3proper; refined; respectableแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความไม่พอใจkwaam-mâi-pɔɔ-jaiความไม่พอใจkwaam-mâi-pɔɔ-jaidissatisfaction; discontent; displeasureแฝงอยู่fɛ̌ɛng-yùuแฝงอยู่fɛ̌ɛng-yùu[to] be hidden; [to] be concealed
His compliment sounded polite, but it seemed to have hidden dissatisfaction.
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ในnaiโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaนั้นnánมีmiiข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamแฝงfɛ̌ɛngที่tîiชวนให้chuuan-hâiเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìt
That advertisement has underlying messages that are misleading.
บทความbòt kwaamใช้cháiถ้อยคำtôi kamกลางglaangๆ-แต่dtàeแฝงfăengอคติà-kà-dtìทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuangอย่างyàangแนบเนียนnâep niian
The article uses neutral wording but subtly contains underlying political bias.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumดูduuสงบsà-ngòpทว่าtá-wâaความตึงเครียดkwaam-dtʉng-krîiatแฝงอยู่fɛ̌ɛng-yùuในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuam
The meeting atmosphere seemed calm, yet tension was present beneath the participants’ gazes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fɛ̌ɛng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |