ชึ่ง
chʉ̂ngMeaning
1InterjectionB2
sound of a cymbal or drumbeat
an onomatopoeic word used to represent the sound of a cymbal, gong, or rhythmic drumbeat
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiband; music ensembleเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตีdtiiตีdtii1[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 asฉาบchàapฉาบchàap1[to] plaster; skim-coat2cymbals3[to] coat [sth] with a thin layerดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeชึ่งchʉ̂ngชึ่งchʉ̂ngsound of a cymbal or drumbeatทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเต้นรำกันdtên-ram-ganเต้นรำกันdtên-ram-gan[to] dance togetherอย่างสนุกสนานyàang-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanอย่างสนุกสนานyàang-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanjoyfully; cheerfully
As soon as the band started striking the cymbals with a 'choeng' sound, everyone started dancing joyfully.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpทำtamเสียงกลองsĭiang glongโป๊bpóhงngชึ่งchêungตอนที่dton têeเล่นlênขบวนแห่kà-buuan hàeในnaiโรงเรียนrong rian
The kids like to make the 'pong-choeng' drum sound when they play parades at school.
เสียงsĭiangตีdteeฉาบchàapรับกับráp gàpกลองยาวglong yaaoดังdangชึ่งchêungๆ-ทำให้tam hâiขบวนแห่kà-buuan hàeขันหมากkăn màakดูdooคึกคักkúk kákมากmâak
The sound of cymbals striking in response to the long drum with a 'choeng-choeng' beat made the wedding procession look very lively.
เสียงsǐiangตีdtiiฉาบchàapดังdangชึ่งchʉ̂ngสลับsà-làpกับgàpเสียงกลองsǐiang-glɔɔngเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákที่tîiขาดไม่ได้kàat-mâi-dâaiในnaiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngเชิดสิงโตchə̂ət-sǐng-dtoo
The striking of cymbals making a 'choeng' sound alternating with the drums is an indispensable signature of the lion dance performance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chʉ̂ng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |