เก้ง
gêengMeaning
1NounB1
muntjac; barking deer
A small deer of the genus Muntiacus, known as the barking deer, found in forests of South and Southeast Asia.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเก้งgêengเก้งgêengmuntjac; barking deerตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)เดินออกมาdəən-ɔ̀ɔk-maaเดินออกมาdəən-ɔ̀ɔk-maa[to] walk out (toward speaker)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
Yesterday I saw a small barking deer walk out of the forest near the village.
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ไกด์gáiบอกว่าbòk wâaเก้งgâengชอบchôpออกòkมาหากินmaa hăa ginตอนเช้าdton cháaoและláeจะjàเห่าhàoเมื่อmêuuaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแปลกๆbplàek bplàek
The guide said that barking deer like to forage in the morning and will bark when they hear strange sounds.
ในnaiอุทยานùt-tá-yaanแห่งนี้hàeng néeมีmeeเก้งgâengหลายlăaiฝูงfǔngเราraoจึงjeungต้องdtôngเดินdernเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiมันmanตกใจdtòk jai
There are several groups of barking deer in this park, so we have to walk quietly to avoid startling them.
นักอนุรักษ์nák-à-nú-rákอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaเก้งgêengเป็นbpenกวางgwaangขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékในnaiสกุลsà-gunMuntiacusที่tîiพบpópได้dâaiทั่วไปtûua-bpaiในnaiป่าฝนbpàa-fǒnเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâaiและlɛ́เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngคล้ายkláaiเห่าhàoของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manช่วยchûuaiเตือนภัยdtʉʉan-paiให้hâiสัตว์sàtอื่นʉ̀ʉn
Conservationists explain that the barking deer is a small deer in the genus Muntiacus commonly found in Southeast Asian rainforests, and its bark-like call helps warn other animals of danger.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gêeng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |