กิ่งฟ้า
gìng-fáaMeaning
1NounB2
forked lightning; lightning branch
a branching streak of lightning seen across the sky; forked lightning
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaforked lightning; lightning branchพาดpâatพาดpâat1[to] lay across; drape2[to] stretch/lead acrossยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedสว่างวาบsà-wàang-wâapสว่างวาบsà-wàang-wâap[to] flash brightly
Last night it rained heavily and forked lightning stretched across the sky, lighting up the house.
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พอpɔɔเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nเราraoก็gɔ̂เห็นhěnกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaซอยแตกsɔɔi-dtɛ̀ɛkเป็นbpenหลายlǎaiเส้นsênเหนือภูเขาnʉ̌ʉa-puu-kǎo
As the thunder roared, we saw forked lightning split into many streaks above the mountain.
นักถ่ายภาพnák-tàai-pâapเฝ้าfâoรอจังหวะrɔɔ-jang-wàที่tîiกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaแตกแขนงdtɛ̀ɛk-kà-nɛ̌ɛngกลางเมฆดำglaang-mêek-damเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บgèpภาพpâapที่tîiคมชัดkom-chátที่สุดtîi-sùt
The photographer waited for the moment when forked lightning branched amid the dark clouds to capture the sharpest shot.
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiเราraoขับรถkàp-rótบนbonทางด่วนtaang-dùuanกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaกระจายgrà-jaaiเป็นbpenรูปrûupง่ามngâamไปตามbpai-dtaamแนวnɛɛoขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaทำให้tam-hâiทัศนวิสัยtát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiแวบวับwɛ̂ɛp-wápชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nà
While we were driving on the expressway, forked lightning fanned out like prongs along the horizon, causing the visibility to flicker for a moment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsbranch; twig (small)Part 1
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กิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaกิ่งฟ้าgìng-fáaforked lightning; lightning branchforked lightning; lightning branchWord