"พึง" meaning in Thai

See พึง in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pʰɯŋ˧/ [standard] Forms: pʉng [romanization]
Etymology: Uncertain. Compare Lao ເພິງ (phœng); Northern Thai เปิง. Etymology templates: {{unc|th}} Uncertain, {{cog|lo|ເພິງ}} Lao ເພິງ (phœng), {{cog|nod|เปิง}} Northern Thai เปิง Head templates: {{th-verb|-}} พึง • (pʉng)
  1. (formal, auxiliary) ought; should. Tags: auxiliary, formal
    Sense id: en-พึง-th-verb-PyFzt5oU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header, Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Thai entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 50 50
  2. to content, to please, to satisfy; to be appropriate (for, to), to fit, to suit.
    Sense id: en-พึง-th-verb-8I2bd4H4 Categories (other): Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: พึงใจ, พึงตา, พึงตาต้องใจ, พึงพอใจ
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "พึงใจ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "พึงตา"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "พึงตาต้องใจ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "พึงพอใจ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ເພິງ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ເພິງ (phœng)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "เปิง"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai เปิง",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Compare Lao ເພິງ (phœng); Northern Thai เปิง.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pʉng",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "พึง • (pʉng)",
      "name": "th-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Thai",
  "lang_code": "th",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ought; should."
      ],
      "id": "en-พึง-th-verb-PyFzt5oU",
      "links": [
        [
          "ought",
          "ought"
        ],
        [
          "should",
          "should"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal, auxiliary) ought; should."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to content, to please, to satisfy; to be appropriate (for, to), to fit, to suit."
      ],
      "id": "en-พึง-th-verb-8I2bd4H4",
      "links": [
        [
          "content",
          "content"
        ],
        [
          "please",
          "please"
        ],
        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
        ],
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "fit",
          "fit"
        ],
        [
          "suit",
          "suit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɯŋ˧/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "พึง"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Thai/ɯŋ",
    "Thai 1-syllable words",
    "Thai entries with incorrect language header",
    "Thai lemmas",
    "Thai terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
    "Thai terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Thai verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "พึงใจ"
    },
    {
      "word": "พึงตา"
    },
    {
      "word": "พึงตาต้องใจ"
    },
    {
      "word": "พึงพอใจ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ເພິງ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ເພິງ (phœng)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "เปิง"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai เปิง",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Compare Lao ເພິງ (phœng); Northern Thai เปิง.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pʉng",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "พึง • (pʉng)",
      "name": "th-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Thai",
  "lang_code": "th",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Thai auxiliary verbs",
        "Thai formal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ought; should."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ought",
          "ought"
        ],
        [
          "should",
          "should"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal, auxiliary) ought; should."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to content, to please, to satisfy; to be appropriate (for, to), to fit, to suit."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "content",
          "content"
        ],
        [
          "please",
          "please"
        ],
        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
        ],
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "fit",
          "fit"
        ],
        [
          "suit",
          "suit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɯŋ˧/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "พึง"
}

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