โทงเทง
toong-teengMeanings
1AdverbB2
dangling; swaying
hanging down and swinging loosely; dangling or swaying
Examples
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaai1boy; male child2Master (Thai formal title for a boy)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ห้อยhɔ̂ɔiห้อยhɔ̂ɔi1[to] hang; dangle; suspend2hanging; droopingขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantโทงเทงtoong-teengโทงเทงtoong-teeng1dangling; swaying2groundcherry; physalisอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branch
The boy likes to sit with his legs dangling loosely on the tree branch.
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The monkey grabbed the tree branch and swung loosely back and forth.
นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaโบราณboo-raanเรือนrʉʉanนั้นnánมีmiiลูกตุ้มlûuk-dtûmห้อยhɔ̂ɔiแกว่งgwɛ̀ɛngโทงเทงtoong-teengอยู่yùuด้านล่างdâan-lâang
That antique clock has a pendulum dangling and swinging loosely at the bottom.
เขาkǎoผูกpùukตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiดักdàkปลาbplaaไว้wáiกับgàpสะพานsà-paanปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเชือกchʉ̂ʉakห้อยhɔ̂ɔiโทงเทงtoong-teengลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiน้ำnáam
He tied the fishing net to the bridge, letting the rope dangle loosely into the water.
2NounC1
groundcherry; physalis
a small physalis or groundcherry plant, or its edible fruit, usually enclosed in a papery husk
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageโทงเทงtoong-teengโทงเทงtoong-teeng1dangling; swaying2groundcherry; physalisสุsùสุsùprefix: good; well; beautiful; virtuous; auspiciousกริมgrimกริมgrim1croaking gourami2Thai rice-flour dessertรั้วrúuaรั้วrúuafence; railing; barrierมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)
Mother picked some ripe groundcherries along the fence for us to eat.
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ต้นdtônโทงเทงtoong-teengเป็นbpenวัชพืชwát-chá-pʉ̂ʉtที่tîiมักmákขึ้นkʉ̂nเองeengตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลpǒnของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manมีmiiรสชาติrót-châatเปรี้ยวอมหวานbprîiao-om-wǎanและlɛ́กินได้gin-dâai
Physalis is a weed that usually grows naturally, but its fruit has a sweet and sour taste and is edible.
ในอดีตnai à-dèetเด็กdèkชนบทchon-ná-bòtมักจะmák jàนำnamผลpŏnโทงเทงtohng-tengที่têeถูกtòokหุ้มhûmด้วยdûuayกลีบglèepเลี้ยงlíiangบางๆbaang baangมาmaaเล่นlênบีบbèepให้เกิดhâi gèrtเสียงดังsĭiang dangเป๊าะbpó
In the past, rural children often took groundcherries enclosed in their thin calyxes and squeezed them to make a popping sound for fun.
สรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunทางยาtaang-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônโทงเทงtoong-teengนั้นnánมีmiiมากมายmâak-maaiทั้งtángช่วยchûuaiแก้gɛ̂ɛเจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔและlɛ́ลดlótอาaaการอักเสบgaan-àk-sèepตามdtaamตำรับยาdtam-ráp-yaaพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan
The medicinal properties of the physalis plant are numerous, including soothing sore throats and reducing inflammation according to traditional folk medicine.
Tones
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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
toong
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 | — | — |