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gɔ̂ɔngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
echoing; resonant
resounding with echoes; reverberant in sound
Examples
เสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangเสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangsound of a bell; ringing; chime; peal; tollดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔng1[to] resound; echo loudly2resounding; echoingไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)โบสถ์bòotโบสถ์bòot1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdated
The bell’s sound echoed resonantly throughout the old temple.
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ในnaiถ้ำtâmนี้níiเสียงพูดsǐiang-pûutของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoจะjàก้องgɔ̂ɔngกลับมาglàp-maaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีmiiคนkonตอบdtɔ̀ɔp
In this cave, our voices will reverberate back as if someone is replying.
เสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngก้องgɔ̂ɔngสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnจากjàakหน้าผาnâa-pǎaทำให้tam-hâiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanสั่นสะเทือนsàn-sà-tʉʉan
Thunder resounded off the cliff, causing the village to tremble.
โรงยิมroong-yimเพดานpee-daanสูงsǔungทำtamให้เสียงhâi-sǐiangนกหวีดnók-wìitของkɔ̌ɔngกรรมการgam-má-gaanก้องgɔ̂ɔngยาวyaaoและlɛ́ชัดเจนchát-jeen
The high-ceilinged gym makes the referee’s whistle resound long and clear.
2VerbB1
to echo; resound
to produce an echo; to sound out and reverberate
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneตะโกนdtà-goonตะโกนdtà-goon[to] shout; yell; call outในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ถ้ำtâmถ้ำtâmcave; cavernก้องgɔ̂ɔngก้องgɔ̂ɔng1echoing; resonant2to echo; resound3loud; far-reaching (figurative)ไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro
The shout echoed back and forth in the cave.
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ฟ้าร้องfáa-rɔ́ɔngดังdangจนjonเสียงก้องsǐiang-gɔ̂ɔngสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnจากjàakตึกdtʉ̀kฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng-dtrong-kâam
Thunder was so loud that it echoed off the building across the street.
นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngซ้อมsɔ́ɔmในnaiห้องโถงใหญ่hɔ̂ng-tǒong-yàiเสียงก้องsǐiang-gɔ̂ɔngลอยlɔɔiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaจนได้jon-dâaiยินyinชัดchátทุกมุมtúk-mum
The singer practiced in the great hall, and the echoing sound spread clearly to every corner.
เมื่อmêuuaเคาะkóระฆังrá-kangครั้งเดียวkráng diiaoเสียงsĭiangโลหะloh-hàก้องgôngซ้อนกันsón ganหลายlăaiชั้นchánก่อนgònค่อยkôiๆ-จางหายjaang hăai
With a single strike of the bell, metallic sounds reverberated in layers before gradually fading.
3AdjectiveB2
loud; far-reaching (figurative)
widely heard or widely known, as of news or praise (figurative use)
Examples
ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorก้องgɔ̂ɔngก้องgɔ̂ɔng1echoing; resonant2to echo; resound3loud; far-reaching (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทั้งวงtáng-wongทั้งวงtáng-wong1the whole band; everyone in the group or circle2whole; entire (band, group, or circle)การกีฬาgaan-gii-laaการกีฬาgaan-gii-laasports (as a field)
The news of the small team beating the big team became widely known throughout the sports world.
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ชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəก้องgɔ̂ɔngในnaiโซเชียลsoo-chiianหลังlǎngคลิปklípช่วยchûuaiคนkonถูกtùukแชร์ต่อchɛɛ-dtɔ̀ɔกันgan
Her reputation spread widely on social media after the clip of her helping someone was shared around.
งานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngอาจารย์aa-jaanก้องgɔ̂ɔngไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetเพราะprɔ́มีผลกระทบmii-pǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náสูงsǔung
The professor’s research became widely known abroad because it has a strong public impact.
คำชมkam-chomจากjàakนักวิจารณ์nák-wí-jaanชื่อchʉ̂ʉดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngไปbpaiทั้งtángวงการหนังwong-gaan-nǎngทำให้tam-hâiยอดจองyɔ̂ɔt-jɔɔngพุ่งpûngทันทีtan-tii
Praise from a famous critic spread far across the film industry, causing bookings to soar immediately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gɔ̂ɔng
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 | — | — |