คลอง
klɔɔngMeanings
1NounA2
canal
a man-made waterway used for boats, drainage, or irrigation
Examples
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ให้น้ำhâi-náamให้น้ำhâi-náam1[to] water [sth]2[to] give water [to sb/sth]3[to] administer fluids [to sb] (medical)ไหลlǎiไหลlǎi[to] flow; run (liquid)
This village has a canal for water to flow.
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Long-tail boats run in the canal to carry goods to the market.
Farmers use water from the canal to irrigate rice.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanกำลังgam-langขุดลอกkùt-lɔ̂ɔkคลองklɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
The municipality is dredging the canal to prevent flooding in the rainy season.
2ClassifierB1
classifier: canals/ditches
classifier for canals, ditches, and similar waterways
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ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคลองสองklɔɔng-sɔ̌ɔngคลองสองklɔɔng-sɔ̌ɔng1Khlong Song (place name)2second canal; Canal No. 2คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creek
In the village there are two canals.
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Villagers dug one more canal to drain water.
ในnaiอำเภอam-pəəนี้níiมีmiiคลองเก่าklɔɔng-gàoแก่gɛ̀ɛหลายlǎaiคลองklɔɔngที่tîiเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamถึงtʉ̌ngกันgan
This district has many old canals that connect to one another.
โครงการพัฒนาkroong-gaan-pát-tá-naaน้ำnáamระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaจะjàขยายkà-yǎaiคลองหลักklɔɔng-làkสามsǎamคลองklɔɔngให้hâiกว้างขึ้นgwâang-kʉ̂n
The water development project specifies that three main canals will be widened.
3NounC1
natural waterway; stream; creek
a natural watercourse, such as a stream or creek
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หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityแถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคลองklongคลองklong1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleไหลผ่านlăi pàanไหลผ่านlăi pàan[to] flow through; pass throughป่าไผ่bpàa pàiป่าไผ่bpàa pàibamboo forestน้ำใสnáam săiน้ำใสnáam săiclear waterแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไหลแรงlăi raengไหลแรงlăi raeng[to] flow strongly; [to] gushหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rain
This village has a small natural watercourse running through the bamboo grove; the water is clear but flows fast after rain.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเรียกrîiakลำธารlam-taanสายsǎaiนี้níiว่าwâaคลองklɔɔngเพราะprɔ́เกิดgə̀ətเองeengตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatและlɛ́คดเคี้ยวkót-kíiaoไปตามbpai-dtaamทุ่งนาtûng-naa
Villagers call this brook a 'khlong' because it formed naturally and meanders through the fields.
สายน้ำsǎai-náamที่tîiคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaคลองklɔɔngนั้นnánแท้จริงtɛ́ɛ-jingคือkʉʉทางน้ำtaang-náamธรรมชาติtam-má-châatที่tîiซึมsʉmจากjàakภูเขาpuu-kǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛoไหลรินlǎi-rinตามdtaamสันดอนดินsǎn-dɔɔn-din
The stream that elders call a khlong is actually a natural watercourse seeping from the mountains and trickling along the ridges of soil.
ในnaiภาษาถิ่นpaa-săa tìnคำว่าkam wâaคลองklongยังyangหมายถึงmăai tĕungลำห้วยlam hûayเล็กๆlék lékที่têeเกิดgèrtเองayngไม่ได้mâi dâaiขุดkùtขึ้นkêunซึ่งsêungคดเคี้ยวkót kíaoหลบเนินlòp nernหินhĭnและláeรากrâakไม้mái
In regional speech, the word 'khlong' also refers to a small natural creek, not man-made, that winds around rocky knolls and tree roots.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
klɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |