กริ่ง
grìngMeanings
1NounB1
bell; doorbell; buzzer
a bell or similar signaling device, especially an electric bell operated by pressing a button
Examples
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)กดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold downกริ่งgrìngกริ่งgrìng1bell; doorbell; buzzer2ringing sound; ringที่ประตูtîi-bprà-dtuuที่ประตูtîi-bprà-dtuuat the doorเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâan1homeowner; house owner2host (household)3landlord/landlady (house)
The staff pressed the doorbell to call the homeowner.
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พอporฉันchănสั่นกริ่งsàn grìngเล็กlékๆ-บนbonเคาน์เตอร์káo-dtêrพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanก็gâwออกมาòk maaรับrápลูกค้าlûuk-káa
As soon as I shook the small bell on the counter, the staff came out to assist the customer.
แม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanพกpókกริ่งgrìngมือmʉʉไว้wáiเรียกrîiakคนkonที่tîiอยู่ในyùu-naiสวนsǔuanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yenพร้อมprɔ́ɔmแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The housekeeper carries a hand bell to call those in the garden when dinner is ready.
ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiเขาkǎoใช้cháiกริ่งgrìngทองเหลืองtɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉangใบbaiเล็กlékเขย่าkà-yàoเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanเริ่มงานrə̂əm-ngaanแทนtɛɛnการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatด้วยdûuaiเสียงsǐiang
In the ceremony, he used a small brass hand bell to signal the start of the event instead of announcing it aloud.
2NounB1
ringing sound; ring
the clear ringing sound made by a bell or similar object; a ring
Examples
ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneกริ่งgrìngกริ่งgrìng1bell; doorbell; buzzer2ringing sound; ringชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguouslyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmห้องโถงhɔ̂ng-tǒongห้องโถงhɔ̂ng-tǒonghall; lobby; foyer; great room
A clear ringing sound was heard from the hall.
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As soon as the ringing sounded, everyone turned to look at the door.
เสียงsǐiangกริ่งgrìngยาวyaaoต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเงียบงันngîiap-nganสะดุ้งsà-dûng
The prolonged ringing startled the quiet atmosphere.
กริ่งgrìngใสsǎiกังวานgang-waanสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnในnaiโถงtǒongวิหารwí-hǎanจนjonผู้คนpûu-konหยุดyùtสนทนาsǒn-tá-naa
A clear, resonant ring echoed in the temple hall, causing people to stop talking.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grìng
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 | — | — |