เกิร์ล
gəənMeaning
1NounA2
girl
a girl or young woman (English loanword)
Examples
วงเกิร์ลกรุ๊ปwong gern grúpวงเกิร์ลกรุ๊ปwong gern grúpgirl group; female idol groupวงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่ารักnâa rákน่ารักnâa rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This girl group is very cute.
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Tonight we are having a girl-gang party.
She is a smart woman with a working-girl style.
น้องสาวnóng săaoของฉันkŏng chănไปbpaiออดิชันo-dì-chanเพื่อpêuuaเป็นbpenศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinในnaiวงเกิร์ลกรุ๊ปwong gern grúpที่têeเกาหลีgao lĕe
My younger sister went to an audition to become a performer in a girl group in Korea.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เกิร์ล said เกิน?
gəən
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gəən
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |