เริง
rəəngMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] revel; frolic; make merry
To celebrate or enjoy oneself in a lively, playful, or high-spirited way; to revel or frolic.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)พากันpaa ganพากันpaa gantogether; all; en masseวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเริงrerngเริงrerng1[to] revel; frolic; make merry2[to] revel in; be carried away by (power, success, pleasure)3merry; cheerful; livelyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สนามหญ้าsà-năam yâaสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâa1lawn; grassy yard2grass pitch; turf fieldอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năanอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năanjoyfully; cheerfully
The children were all running and frolicking playfully on the lawn.
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People came out to happily revel in welcoming the new year.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daaพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂ไปbpaiเริงrəəngกันganที่tîiชายหาดchaai-hàatในnaiวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan-yùt-sùt-sàp-daa
After working hard all week, they went to revel at the beach on the weekend.
ฝูงfǔungโลมาloo-maaว่ายwâaiเริงrəəngอยู่ในyùu-naiเกลียวคลื่นgliiao-klʉ̂ʉnอวดโฉมùuat-chǒomให้hâiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoได้dâaiชมchom
The pod of dolphins swam and frolicked in the waves, showing off for the tourists.
2VerbC1
[to] revel in; be carried away by (power, success, pleasure)
To revel in or become carried away by something, such as power, success, or pleasure; to be intoxicated with it (e.g., เริงอำนาจ — to be drunk with power).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเริงrəəngเริงrəəng1[to] revel; frolic; make merry2[to] revel in; be carried away by (power, success, pleasure)3merry; cheerful; livelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1power; authority2jurisdiction; legal authority3influence4force; mightจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceทัดทานtát-taanทัดทานtát-taan[to] oppose; resist; remonstrate [with sb]ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He was so drunk with power that he wouldn't listen to anyone's objections.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakได้dâaiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเริงrəəngในnaiความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètจนjonลืมlʉʉmเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoที่tîiเคยkəəiช่วยเหลือกันchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa-ganมาmaa
After getting promoted, he began to revel in his success, forgetting the old friends who had helped him.
ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatได้dâiจารึกjaa-rúkไว้wáiว่าwâaทรราชto-rá-râatผู้pôoเริงrerngในnaiอำนาจam-nâatมักmákมีmeeจุดจบjùt jòpที่têeน่าnâaอนาถà-nàatเสมอsà-mĕr
History has recorded that tyrants who revel in power always meet a tragic end.
การgaanเริงrəəngอยู่yùuกับgàpชัยชนะchai-chá-náเพียงpiiangชั่วข้ามคืนchûua-kâam-kʉʉnอาจàatทำtamให้hâiเราraoประมาทbprà-mâatและlɛ́มองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaiที่tîiกำลังgam-langคืบคลานkʉ̂ʉp-klaanเข้ามาkâo-maa
Reveling in a victory that lasts only overnight can make us careless and blind to the dangers creeping in.
3AdjectiveC1
merry; cheerful; lively
Being joyful, full of cheer, or lively in a festive way.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวดีkàao-diiข่าวดีkàao-dii1good news2the Good News; Gospel (Christianity)ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริงrəəngเริงrəəng1[to] revel; frolic; make merry2[to] revel in; be carried away by (power, success, pleasure)3merry; cheerful; livelyขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Upon hearing the good news, her heart immediately became joyful.
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บทเพลงbòt-pleengจังหวะjang-wàสนุกสนานsà-nùk-sà-nǎanชวนให้chuuan-hâiแขกkɛ̀ɛkในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaเต้นรำกันdtên-ram-ganอย่างyàangมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waa
The lively rhythm of the song invited the party guests to get up and dance energetically.
ท่วงทำนองtûuang-tam-nɔɔngอันanเริงรมย์rəəng-romของkɔ̌ɔngดนตรีไทยเดิมdon-dtrii-tai-dəəmขับกล่อมkàp-glɔ̀ɔmให้hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiงานngaanดูduuมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waaขึ้นkʉ̂n
The joyful melody of traditional Thai music enhanced the atmosphere, making the event more lively.
แม้mɛ́ɛชีวิตchii-wítจะjàพบเจอpóp-jəəกับgàpอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongมีmiiแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaอันanเริงรื่นrəəng-rʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́จิตใจjìt-jaiที่tîiเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ng
Although her life has met with many obstacles, she still maintains joyful eyes and a strong spirit.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rəəng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |