กลอง

glɔɔng

Meanings

1NounA1

drum

a percussion instrument with a hollow body and a stretched membrane that is struck to produce sound

Examples

วงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiband; music ensembleมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเครื่องดนตรีkrʉ̂ʉang-don-dtriiเครื่องดนตรีkrʉ̂ʉang-don-dtriimusical instrumentชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít-nʉ̀ngชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít-nʉ̀nga certain kind; one kind (of)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureกลวงgluuangกลวงgluuang1hollow; empty inside2hollow; shallow; lacking substanceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขึงkʉ̌ngขึงkʉ̌ng1[to] stretch tight; pull taut2taut; tight (of surface or fabric)หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmตึงdtʉngตึงdtʉng1tight; taut2stiff; tense (muscle/body)3expensive; steep (price)4to be tight; to become tight5tense; strained (situation)เรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเรียกว่าrîiak-wâa1[to] be called; be known/termed as2[to] call; name [sb/sth]; refer to as3you could say; that is to say; effectivelyกลองglɔɔngกลองglɔɔng1drum2classifier: ใบ, ลูก
The band has an instrument with a hollow body and stretched skin called a drum.
3 more examples
ในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngดนตรีdon-dtriiมีmiiกลองglɔɔngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngใบbaiวางอยู่waang-yùuข้างkâangกีตาร์gii-dtâa
In the music room, there is a drum placed next to the guitar.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanเริ่มrə̂əmเขาkǎoจะjàนำnamกลองglɔɔngที่tîiขึงkʉ̌ngหนังnǎngตึงdtʉngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaตีdtiiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətจังหวะjang-wà
When the festival begins, they bring out the drum with a taut membrane to strike and create rhythm.
ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaกลองglɔɔngเป็นbpenเครื่องตีkrʉ̂ʉang-dtiiที่tîiมีmiiตัวdtuuaกลวงgluuangและlɛ́ใช้cháiหัวhǔuaหนังnǎngตึงdtʉngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətเสียงsǐiangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukเคาะkɔ́
The teacher explained that a drum is a percussion instrument with a hollow body and a tight drumhead that produces sound when struck.
2ClassifierA2

classifier: ใบใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade, ลูกลูกlûuk1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); young

The classifiers ใบใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade and ลูกลูกlûuk1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); young are used when counting drums.

Examples

ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกลองglɔɔngกลองglɔɔng1drum2classifier: ใบ, ลูกสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade
This shop has two drums.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉกลองglɔɔngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngใบbaiไปbpaiฝึกfʉ̀kที่บ้านtîi-bâan
Yesterday he bought one drum to practice at home.
วงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanกลองglɔɔngอีกìikหนึ่งnʉ̀ngใบbaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpเพลงช้าpleeng-cháa
The band needs one more drum for the slow song.
งานngaanแห่hɛ̀ɛมีmiiทั้งtángกลองglɔɔngสามsǎamใบbaiฉาบchàapสองsɔ̌ɔngคู่kûuและlɛ́เครื่องเป่าkrʉ̂ʉang-bpàoอีกìikหลายlǎaiชิ้นchín
The parade had three drums, two pairs of cymbals, and several wind instruments.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

glɔɔng

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——