ระฆัง
rá-kangMeaning
1NounA2
bell
a hollow metal instrument that rings when struck, commonly used for signals or at temples
Examples
เช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningๆ-วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessใกล้บ้านglâi bâanใกล้บ้านglâi bâannear (one's) home; nearby homeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตีdteeตีdtee1[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 asระฆังrá-kangระฆังrá-kangbellดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; like
In the mornings, the temple near my house rings the bell loudly.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงtʉ̌ngเวลาเรียนwee-laa-riianคุณครูkun-kruuตีdtiiระฆังrá-kangให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konเข้าkâoห้องhɔ̂ng
When it's time for class, the teacher rings the bell for everyone to go in.
ที่tîiท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaมีmiiระฆังrá-kangไว้wáiส่งสัญญาณsòng-sǎn-yaanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเรือrʉʉaกำลังจะgam-lang-jàออกɔ̀ɔk
At the pier there is a bell used to signal when a boat is about to depart.
เขาkǎoเล่าlâoว่าwâaระฆังrá-kangโบราณboo-raanใบbaiนี้níiหล่อlɔ̀ɔด้วยdûuaiทองสัมฤทธิ์tɔɔng-sǎm-rítและlɛ́ใช้ตีchái-dtiiในnaiพิธีpí-tiiสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
He said this ancient bell was cast from bronze and used to be rung in important community ceremonies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ระฆัง said ระ-คัง?
rá-kang
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |