แมลง
má-lɛɛngMeaning
1NounA2
insect; bug
a small invertebrate with a three-part body, six legs, and usually wings; an insect such as an ant, fly, or beetle
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแมลงmá-lɛɛngแมลงmá-lɛɛnginsect; bugหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítmany kinds; variousเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asมดmótมดmótantและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉaผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉa1butterfly2fickle lover; flirt (fig.)
There are many kinds of insects in the garden, such as ants and butterflies.
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In the evening, insects fly to the lights in front of the house.
I use a screen to keep insects out of the room.
นักเรียนnák-riianสังเกตsǎng-gèetว่าwâaแมลงmá-lɛɛngบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítมีmiiปีกbpìikสองsɔ̌ɔngคู่kûuและlɛ́หนวดnùuatยาวyaaoต่างกันdtàang-gan
The students observed that some insects have two pairs of wings and different lengths of antennae.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แมลง said มะ-แลง?
má-lɛɛng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |