หริ่ง
rìngMeanings
1NounC1
tree cricket
a tree cricket; a small insect related to the cricket that makes a continuous shrill sound
Examples
เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureหริ่งrìngหริ่งrìng1tree cricket2chirping soundเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
Last night I saw a tree cricket resting on a leaf in front of the house.
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หริ่งrìngเป็นbpenแมลงmá-lɛɛngขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékที่tîiมักจะmák-jàออกหากินɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-ginและlɛ́ส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngในเวลากลางคืนnai-wee-laa-glaang-kʉʉn
The tree cricket is a small insect that usually forages and chirps at night.
นักกีฏวิทยาnák gèet wít-tá-yaaทำtamการศึกษาgaan sùk-săaพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamการผสมพันธุ์gaan pà-sŏm panของkŏngหริ่งrìngสายพันธุ์săai panใหม่màiที่têeเพิ่งpêrngค้นพบkón pópในnaiป่าลึกbpàa léuk
Entomologists are studying the mating behavior of a newly discovered species of tree cricket in the deep forest.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiไทยtaiโบราณboo-raanมักmákมีmiiการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngตัวdtuuaหริ่งrìngและlɛ́เรไรree-raiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatความเงียบสงบkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngòpยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn
In ancient Thai poetry, tree crickets and cicadas are often mentioned to create an atmosphere of nighttime tranquility.
2AdverbC1
chirping sound
an onomatopoeic word representing the continuous shrill or chirping sound made by crickets and similar insects
Examples
ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanbackyard; back gardenจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแมลงmà-laengแมลงmà-laenginsect; bugร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintหริ่งrìngหริ่งrìng1tree cricket2chirping soundๆ-ตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
At night in the backyard, there is a continuous shrill chirping sound of insects all the time.
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ฉันchănนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làpเลยloieเพราะpráwได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงเรไรsĭiang ray-raiร้องróngหริ่งrìngๆ-ดังdangมาจากmaa jàakต้นไม้dtôn máai
I couldn't sleep at all because I heard the continuous chirping sound of cicadas coming from the tree.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของkŏngป่าดิบชื้นbpàa dìp cheúunเสียงsĭiangหริ่งrìngๆ-ของkŏngแมลงmà-laengตัวdtuuaเล็กๆlék lékกลับglàpดังdangก้องกังวานgông gang-waanราวกับraao gàpวงดนตรีwong don-dtreeธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
Amidst the dead silence of the rainforest, the shrill chirping sound of tiny insects resonated like a natural orchestra.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wee pan-ná-naaถึงtĕungเสียงsĭiangจิ้งหรีดjîng-rèetที่têeกรีดgrèetปีกbpèekส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangหริ่งrìngๆ-เพื่อpêuuaสะท้อนsà-tónความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukอ้างว้างâang wáangของkŏngตัวละครdtuua lá-kon
The poet described the crickets rubbing their wings to produce a continuous shrill sound, reflecting the character's sense of desolation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ร puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
rìng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |