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dòongMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
prominent; raised; high-bridged
(Of a physical feature, especially a nose) high, raised, or protruding in a prominent way.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจมูกjà-mùukจมูกjà-mùuk1nose2nose (of an object)โด่งdòongโด่งdòong1prominent; raised; high-bridged2up high; aloftและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ตาสีdtaa-sǐiตาสีdtaa-sǐian ordinary man; everyman (stock name)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realm
He has a high nose and blue eyes.
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ผู้หญิงไทยpûu-yǐng-taiหลายคนlǎai-konอยากyàakมีmiiจมูกjà-mùukโด่งdòongเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจะjàทำให้tam-hâiใบหน้าbai-nâaดูduuมีมิติmii-mí-dtìและlɛ́สวยขึ้นsǔuai-kʉ̂n
Many Thai women want to have a prominent nose because they believe it makes their face look more dimensional and beautiful.
นางแบบnaang-bɛ̀ɛpคนkonนั้นnánมีmiiสันจมูกsǎn-jà-mùukโด่งdòongเป็นbpenสันsǎnซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenจุดเด่นjùt-dènบนbonใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
That model has a very high nose bridge, which is a prominent feature on her face.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaพ่อpɔ̂ɔกับgàpแม่mɛ̂ɛของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəจะjàจมูกjà-mùukไม่mâiโด่งdòongแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəเกิดมาgə̀ət-maaมีmiiจมูกjà-mùukโด่งdòongสวยsǔuaiได้รูปdâai-rûupเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanคุณตาทวดkun-dtaa-tûuatที่tîiเป็นbpenชาวตะวันตกchaao-dtà-wan-dtòk
Even though her mother and father don't have high noses, she was born with a beautifully shaped, prominent nose like her Western great-grandfather.
2AdverbB1
up high; aloft
In a manner that goes high into the air; upward.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเตะdtèเตะdtè[to] kickฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔn1football; soccer2football (the ball)โด่งdòongโด่งdòong1prominent; raised; high-bridged2up high; aloftข้ามกำแพงkâam-gam-pɛɛngข้ามกำแพงkâam-gam-pɛɛng1[to] climb over a wall2[to] overcome a barrier (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
He kicked the football high over the wall.
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นักกอล์ฟnák-gɔ́pตีdtiiลูกโด่งlûuk-dòongไปbpaiตกdtòkบนbonกรีนgriinได้dâaiอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaam
The golfer hit the ball high, and it landed beautifully on the green.
เด็กๆdèk dèkกำลังgam-langเล่นlênว่าวwâaoกันganอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năanว่าวwâaoของkŏngใครบางคนkrai baang konลอยloiโด่งdòngขึ้นไปkêun bpaiบนbonฟ้าfáa
The children were having fun playing with kites; someone's kite was soaring high up in the sky.
พลุplúถูกtùukยิงyingขึ้นkʉ̂nฟ้าfáaโด่งdòongเป็นประกายbpen-bprà-gaaiสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàแตกกระจายdtɛ̀ɛk-grà-jaaiออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นbpenดอกไม้ไฟdɔ̀ɔk-máai-fai
The firework was shot high into the sky in a beautiful streak before exploding into a pyrotechnic flower.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dòong
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |