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rɛ́ɛngMeanings
1NounB1
vulture
A large scavenging bird of prey that feeds on carrion; a vulture.
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)นั่นคือnân-kʉʉนั่นคือnân-kʉʉthat is; in other wordsแร้งrɛ́ɛngแร้งrɛ́ɛng1vulture2predatory person (fig.)
There is a big bird in the sky. That is a vulture.
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We saw a flock of vultures circling above the animal carcass.
สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngวงจรชีวิตwong-jɔɔn-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngแร้งrɛ́ɛngในnaiธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
This documentary shows the life cycle of vultures in the wild.
แร้งrɛ́ɛngมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetในฐานะnai-tǎa-náผู้pûuกำจัดgam-jàtซากsâakซึ่งsʉ̂ngช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการแพร่กระจายgaan-prɛ̂ɛ-grà-jaaiของkɔ̌ɔngเชื้อโรคchʉ́ʉa-rôok
Vultures play an important role in the ecosystem as scavengers, which helps prevent the spread of diseases.
2NounB2
predatory person (fig.)
(Figuratively) A person who exploits others or takes advantage of a situation, especially when others are vulnerable.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoล้มเหลวlóm-lěeo1[to] fail; be unsuccessful2unsuccessful; failedก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛ1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsแร้งrɛ́ɛngแร้งrɛ́ɛng1vulture2predatory person (fig.)คอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerรุมrumรุมrum1[to] gang up on; mob2[to] swarm; crowd aroundทึ้งtʉ́ngทึ้งtʉ́ng[to] pull; [to] tear; [to] tugสินทรัพย์sǐn-sápสินทรัพย์sǐn-sápasset; assetsของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirs
When his business failed, only vultures came to swarm and snatch his assets.
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อย่าyàaไปไว้bpai wáiใจjaiคนkonพวกนั้นpûuak nánเลยloieพวกเขาpûuak kăoเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanฝูงfǔngแร้งráengที่têeรอrorผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtจากjàakความทุกข์kwaam túkของkŏngคนอื่นkon èun
Don't trust those people. They are like a flock of vultures waiting to profit from others' misery.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtมีmiiนักลงทุนnák-long-tunบางbaangกลุ่มglùmที่tîiถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenอีแร้งii-rɛ́ɛngคอยkɔɔiกว้านซื้อgwâan-sʉ́ʉบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่tîiกำลังจะgam-lang-jàล้มละลายlóm-lá-laai
During the economic crisis, some groups of investors were seen as vultures, preying on and buying up companies on the verge of bankruptcy.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukตราหน้าdtraa-nâaว่าwâaเป็นbpenแร้งrɛ́ɛngการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangที่tîiคอยkɔɔiฉวยโอกาสchǔuai-oo-gàatจากjàakความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างฐานsâang-tǎanอำนาจam-nâatให้hâiตัวเองdtuua-eeng
He was branded a political vulture who preys on conflict to build his own power base.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rɛ́ɛng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |