กิ่ง
gìngMeanings
1NounA2
branch; twig (small)
A part of a tree or shrub that grows out from the trunk or a larger branch; usually a smaller offshoot.
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branch
A small bird is sitting on a tree branch.
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The wind was strong last night; a mango branch broke and fell to the ground.
Tomorrow I will trim the branch that extends close to the window.
เธอterผูกpòokชิงช้าching cháaไว้wáiกับgàpกิ่งgìngใหญ่yàiของkŏngต้นdtônชมพู่chom-pôoเพื่อให้pêuua hâiแข็งแรงkăeng raengพอporสำหรับsăm-ràpเด็กๆdèk dèk
She tied a swing to a large branch of the rose apple tree so it would be sturdy enough for the kids.
2NounB1
branch; offshoot (figurative)
A division or subdivision of an organization, route, or subject (e.g., a branch office, branch line).
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessกิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsบริการbor-rí-gaanบริการbor-rí-gaan1service2[to] serve; provide service toใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอุดรฯù-donอุดรฯù-donUdon Thani (province, Thailand) [abbrev.]เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1month2the Moon; moonก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The company opened a new branch office in Udon last month.
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สายsǎaiรถไฟrót-faiกิ่งgìngนี้níiแยกyɛ̂ɛkจากjàakเส้นหลักsên-làkไปยังbpai-yangนิคมอุตสาหกรรมní-kom-ùt-sǎa-hà-gam
This branch railway line splits from the main line to the industrial estate.
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมีmiiหลักสูตรlàk-sùutกิ่งgìngด้านdâanนวัตกรรมná-wát-dtà-gamสังคมsǎng-komสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้pûuทำงานtam-ngaan
The university has a branch program in social innovation for working professionals.
ธนาคารtá-naa-kaanกำลังgam-langปรับbpràpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangกิ่งgìngภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการบริหารงานgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-ngaanรวดเร็วrûuat-reoและlɛ́ยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùnขึ้นkʉ̂n
The bank is restructuring its regional branches to make management faster and more flexible.
3ClassifierB1
classifier: branches, twigs
A classifier used for branches or twigs.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toตัดต้นdtàt-dtônตัดต้นdtàt-dtôn1[to] cut down [a tree/plant]2[to] pay down principal [of a loan]ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossกิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondกิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)โปร่งbpròongโปร่งbpròong1airy; well-ventilated2sheer; see-through; loosely woven3open; unobstructed4bright-sounding (music)
The tree trimmer cut off two branches to make the tree airy.
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The strong wind broke several mango branches last night.
ครูkruuให้hâiเด็กdèkนับnápกิ่งgìngดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiกระดาษgrà-dàatทีละtii-láกิ่งgìngแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขียนkǐianจำนวนjam-nuuanลงในlong-naiสมุดsà-mùt
The teacher had the children count the paper flower branches one by one and write the number in their notebooks.
สวนsǔuanนี้níiมีmiiต้นdtônซากุระsaa-gù-ráที่tîiแตกกิ่งdtɛ̀ɛk-gìngย่อยyɔ̂ɔiนับไม่ถ้วนnáp-mâi-tûuanแต่dtɛ̀ɛช่างchângตัดแต่งdtàt-dtɛ̀ngดูแลduu-lɛɛแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láกิ่งgìngอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîit
This garden has cherry trees with countless small branches, but the pruner meticulously tends to each branch.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gìng
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 | — | — |