แม่พัง
mɛ̂ɛ-pangMeaning
1NounB2
female elephant
A female elephant.
Examples
แม่พังmɛ̂ɛ-pangแม่พังmɛ̂ɛ-pangfemale elephantตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionลูกช้างlûuk-cháangลูกช้างlûuk-cháangelephant calf; baby elephantอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítclosely
This female elephant is taking close care of her calf.
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The mahout takes the female elephant to bathe in the stream every morning.
ปางช้างbpaang-cháangแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiแม่พังmɛ̂ɛ-pangที่tîiกำลังgam-langตั้งท้องdtâng-tɔ́ɔngอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiตัวdtuua
This elephant camp currently has several pregnant female elephants.
สัตวแพทย์sàt-dtà-wá-pɛ̂ɛtต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสุขภาพdtrùuat-sùk-kà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngแม่พังmɛ̂ɛ-pangอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàอนุญาตให้à-nú-yâat-hâiผสมพันธุ์pà-sǒm-pan
Veterinarians must thoroughly examine the female elephant's health before allowing her to breed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 1
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พังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]broken; not workingPart 2
แม่พังmɛ̂ɛ-pangแม่พังmɛ̂ɛ-pangfemale elephantfemale elephantWord