ฆ้องวง
kɔ́ɔng-wongMeaning
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khong wong (Thai gong-chime circle)
A Thai percussion instrument consisting of sets of bossed gongs arranged in a circular frame and played with mallets; used in the piphat ensemble.
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesหัดhàtหัดhàt1[to] practice; train; learn (by doing)2measles (rubeola)3[to] train [sb]; teach [sb] to do [sth]ตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asฆ้องวงใหญ่kɔ́ɔng-wong-yàiฆ้องวงใหญ่kɔ́ɔng-wong-yàilarge gong circleอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]วงปี่พาทย์wong-bpìi-pâatวงปี่พาทย์wong-bpìi-pâattraditional Thai orchestra; piphat ensembleของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
My younger brother is learning to play the khong wong yai in the school's piphat ensemble.
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เสียงsǐiangฆ้องวงkɔ́ɔng-wongเป็นbpenเสียงsǐiangหลักlàkที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiวงดนตรีไทยwong-don-dtrii-taiมีเอกลักษณ์mii-èek-gà-lákและlɛ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́
The sound of the khong wong is a primary sound that gives Thai music its unique and melodious character.
การgaanจะjàเล่นlênฆ้องวงkɔ́ɔng-wongให้hâiไพเราะpai-rɔ́ได้dâaiนั้นnánผู้เล่นpûu-lênต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiทักษะták-sàในnaiการไล่เสียงgaan-lâi-sǐiangและlɛ́จังหวะjang-wàที่tîiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
To play the khong wong melodiously, the player must possess extremely precise skills in navigating scales and rhythm.
ในnaiวงปี่พาทย์ไม้นวมwong-bpìi-pâat-máai-nuuamฆ้องวงเล็กkɔ́ɔng-wong-lékจะjàทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiสอดแทรกsɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̂ɛkทำนองtam-nɔɔngที่tîiพลิ้วไหวplíu-wǎiต่างจากdtàang-jàakฆ้องวงใหญ่kɔ́ɔng-wong-yàiที่tîiดำเนินdam-nəənทำนองtam-nɔɔngหลักlàk
In a piphat mai nuam ensemble, the khong wong lek serves to interweave a flowing melody, unlike the khong wong yai which carries the main melody.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kɔ́ɔng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
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วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)circle; ringPart 2
ฆ้องวงkɔ́ɔng-wongฆ้องวงkɔ́ɔng-wongkhong wong (Thai gong-chime circle)khong wong (Thai gong-chime circle)Word