กังๆ
gang gangMeaning
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[sound of a bell/gong]
the clanging or ringing sound of a large bell or gong.
Examples
เสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangเสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangsound of a bell; ringing; chime; peal; tollที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeกังๆgang gangกังๆgang gang[sound of a bell/gong]เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัญญาณsăn-yaanสัญญาณsăn-yaan1signal; reception2signal; sign; indication3cue (in communication/behavior)บอกเวลาbòk way-laaบอกเวลาbòk way-laa[to] tell the timeทำวัตรเย็นtam wát yenทำวัตรเย็นtam wát yen1[to] perform evening chanting (Buddhist)2evening chanting service (Buddhist)
The clanging sound of the temple bell is a signal for the evening chanting time.
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พอporได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangโรงเรียนrong rianดังdangกังๆgang gangเด็กๆdèk dèkก็gâwรีบrêepวิ่งwîngเข้าแถวkâo tăeo
As soon as they heard the school bell clanging, the children quickly ran to line up.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของkŏngหมู่บ้านmòo bâanยามเช้าyaam cháaoมีmeeเพียงpiiangเสียงsĭiangฆ้องkóngดังdangกังๆgang gangกังวานgang-waanมาจากmaa jàakลานวัดlaan wát
In the quiet stillness of the village morning, only the clanging sound of a gong resonated from the temple courtyard.
เสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangที่têeพระpráตีdteeดังdangกังๆgang gangในnaiตอนเช้ามืดdton cháo mêutปลุกbplùkให้hâiชาวบ้านchaao bâanตื่นขึ้นมาdtèun kêun maaเตรียมdtriiamใส่บาตรsài bàat
The clanging sound of the bell, rung by a monk in the early dawn, awakens the villagers to prepare for giving alms.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กังๆ said กัง-กัง?
gang gang
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gang
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 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 | — | — |