แรงสูง
rɛɛng-sǔungMeaning
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high-voltage (adj.)
involving or designed for very high electrical voltage, as in power transmission lines or equipment requiring special insulation.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ว่าวwâaoว่าวwâao1kite (toy)2kite (fishing trap)3[to] ejaculate; [to] come (male) (slang)4[to] miss out; fail (slang)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toเสาsǎoเสาsǎopost; pillar; poleไฟฟ้าแรงสูงfai-fáa-rɛɛng-sǔungไฟฟ้าแรงสูงfai-fáa-rɛɛng-sǔunghigh-voltage electricityเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)เกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardousได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Don't fly a kite near a high-voltage power pylon, as it can be dangerous.
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พายุpaa-yúเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnทำให้tam-hâiสายไฟฟ้าแรงสูงsǎai-fai-fáa-rɛɛng-sǔungขาดkàatชาวบ้านchaao-bâanไม่มีmâi-miiไฟฟ้าfai-fáaใช้cháiทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
Last night's storm broke a high-voltage power line, leaving the villagers without electricity all night.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnกำลังgam-langตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpหม้อแปลงไฟฟ้าmɔ̂ɔ-bplɛɛng-fai-fáaแรงสูงrɛɛng-sǔungที่tîiจ่ายไฟjàai-faiให้กับhâi-gàpโรงงานอุตสาหกรรมroong-ngaan-ùt-sǎa-hà-gam
The engineer is inspecting the high-voltage transformer that supplies power to the industrial plant.
อุปกรณ์ไฟฟ้าù-bpà-gɔɔn-fai-fáaแรงสูงrɛɛng-sǔungจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngมีmiiฉนวนchà-nǔuanชนิดchá-nítพิเศษpí-sèetที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatทนต่อton-dtɔ̀ɔแรงดันไฟฟ้าrɛɛng-dan-fai-fáaมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanได้dâaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
High-voltage equipment requires special insulation that can withstand immense electrical pressure for safety.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)strong; intense; severePart 1
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สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)tall; high (physical height)Part 2
แรงสูงrɛɛng-sǔungแรงสูงrɛɛng-sǔunghigh-voltage (adj.)high-voltage (adj.)Word