กลิ้ง
glîngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] roll; tumble
To move by turning over and over, or to make something move this way.
Examples
ลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)กลิ้งglîngกลิ้งglîng1[to] roll; tumble2rolling (movement)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
The ball rolls on the floor.
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Yesterday the cat knocked over a glass, and it rolled under the table.
I’ll roll the water barrel to the side of the house because it’s heavy.
เขาkǎoกลิ้งglîngยางรถyaang-rótไปตามbpai-dtaamทางลาดtaang-lâatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาไปao-bpaiซ่อมsɔ̂mที่tîiอู่ùu
He rolled the tire down the slope to take it to the garage for repair.
2NounB1
rolling (movement)
A rolling movement or action.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลูกกลิ้งlûuk-glîngลูกกลิ้งlûuk-glîng1roller (tool)2roller (machine part)ทาสีtaa-sǐiทาสีtaa-sǐi[to] paint (a surface)กลิ้งglîngกลิ้งglîng1[to] roll; tumble2rolling (movement)ขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-long1[to] go up and down; ascend and descend2[to] get on and off (a vehicle)3[to] rise and fall; fluctuateบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)อย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə1regularly; consistently2evenly; uniformly
He used a paint roller, rolling it up and down the wall steadily.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanวางwaangถังtǎngบนbonล้อlɔ́ɔแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลิ้งglîngเข้าkâoโกดังgoo-dangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtแรงrɛɛng
The worker placed the drum on wheels and rolled it into the warehouse to save effort.
เธอtəəสาธิตsǎa-títการgaanกลิ้งglîngโดdooแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngให้hâiหนาnǎaบางbaangเท่ากันtâo-ganก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดdtàtเป็นbpenแผ่นpɛ̀n
She demonstrated rolling the dough to an even thickness before cutting it into sheets.
กลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútคือkeuกลิ้งglîngถังtăngผ่านpàanทางลาดชันtaang lâat chanอย่างyàangช้าcháaๆ-เพื่อpêuuaควบkûuapคุมทิศทางkum tít taangและláeไม่mâiให้เกิดhâi gèrtแรงกระแทกraeng grà-tâekเกินgernจำเป็นjam-bpen
The strategy is to roll the barrel down the steep ramp slowly to control direction and avoid unnecessary impact.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glîng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |