โอ่ง
òongMeanings
1ClassifierA2
classifier: large jars
classifier used for large earthenware jars (โอ่งโอ่งòong1classifier: large jars2large earthen jar; water jar).
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offโอ่งòongโอ่งòong1classifier: large jars2large earthen jar; water jarมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)
Yesterday he bought one large earthenware jar to store water.
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At last year’s temple fair, many large earthenware jars were on sale in front of the courtyard.
ช่างปั้นchâng-bpânส่งsòngโอ่งòongห้าhâaใบbaiตามdtaamใบสั่งbai-sàngแต่dtɛ̀ɛร้านráanขอเลื่อนkɔ̌ɔ-lʉ̂ʉanรับrápของkɔ̌ɔngไปbpaiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
The potter delivered five large earthenware jars as ordered, but the shop asked to postpone receiving them until tomorrow.
Yesterday he bought one more large earthenware jar.
Next year I want three new earthenware jars.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakโอ่งòongห้าhâaใบbaiให้hâiวัดwátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเก็บgèpน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉm
Villagers donated five earthenware jars to the temple for storing drinking water.
2NounB1
large earthen jar; water jar
a large clay or earthenware jar, traditionally used for storing water or fermenting/holding liquids.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityตักน้ำdtàk-náamตักน้ำdtàk-náam[to] scoop/draw waterจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmโอ่งòongโอ่งòong1classifier: large jars2large earthen jar; water jarมาใช้maa-cháiมาใช้maa-chái[to] come (and) use [sth]ล้างหน้าláang-nâaล้างหน้าláang-nâa[to] wash one's faceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
In the past, people in the village scooped water from a large jar to wash their faces in the morning.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛดองdɔɔngผักpàkในnaiโอ่งòongแล้วlɛ́ɛoปิดbpìtฝาfǎaแน่นnɛ̂nเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสชาติrót-châatออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดีdii
Mom ferments vegetables in a large earthenware jar and seals it tightly to get a good flavor.
ช่วงchûuangหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngเราraoเติมdtəəmน้ำnáamในnaiโอ่งòongให้hâiเต็มdtemเสมอsà-mə̌əเพราะprɔ́มันmanช่วยchûuaiเก็บgèpน้ำnáamได้dâaiนานnaanและlɛ́ไม่ร้อนmâi-rɔ́ɔnง่ายngâai
During the dry season, we always fill the large jar to the brim because it stores water for a long time and doesn't heat up easily.
Grandma's house has a clay jar for storing rainwater next to the kitchen.
หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanมีmiiโอ่งòongดินเผาdin-pǎoใบbaiใหญ่yàiสำหรับsǎm-ràpเก็บgèpน้ำnáamไว้ใช้wái-cháiในnaiฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛng
In front of the house there is a large clay jar for storing water to use in the dry season.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnยายyaaiตักน้ำdtàk-náamฝนfǒnใส่sàiโอ่งòongไว้wáiดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเพราะprɔ́น้ำประปาnáam-bprà-bpaaยังyangมาmaaไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
In the past, Grandma collected rainwater in a large earthenware jar for drinking because tap water hadn’t reached the village yet.
เขาkǎoทำtamน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaเองeengโดยdooiหมักmàkปลาbplaaในnaiโอ่งòongปิดbpìtฝาfǎaทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanจนได้jon-dâaiรสชาติrót-châatเข้มข้นkêm-kôn
He makes fish sauce himself by fermenting fish in a covered earthenware jar for several months until it becomes very flavorful.
ระหว่างrá-wàangภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛngชุมชนchum-chonแบ่งปันน้ำbɛ̀ng-bpan-náamจากjàakโอ่งòongรวมruuamของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwátซึ่งsʉ̂ngรักษาrák-sǎaอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumให้hâiน้ำเย็นnáam-yenและlɛ́สะอาดsà-àatกว่าgwàaถังtǎngพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìk
During the drought, the community shared water from the temple’s communal earthenware jar, which kept the water cooler and cleaner than plastic tanks.
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
òong
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 | — | — |