เหง่ง
ngèengMeaning
1NounB2
clang; ringing sound of a bell
A word that imitates the clear ringing sound of a bell being struck.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenหลวงพี่lŭuang pêeหลวงพี่lŭuang pêevenerable brother (term for a monk)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-kangbellเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเหง่งngèngเหง่งngèngclang; ringing sound of a bellๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
When the monk struck the bell, its clear ringing echoed throughout the temple.
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The bell at the temple entrance rang out clearly as we walked past.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบkwaam ngîiapยามเช้าyaam cháaoเสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangที่têeดังdangเหง่งngèngๆ-จากjàakวัดwátบนbonเขาkăoทำtamให้hâiเราraoรู้rúuว่าwâaมีmeeหมู่บ้านmòo bâanอยู่yòoไม่ไกลmâi glai
Amid the morning silence, the clear ringing of a bell from the hillside temple told us that a village was nearby.
แม้máeจะjàอยู่yòoห่างhàangจากjàakวัดwátหลายlăaiร้อยróiเมตรmétเราraoก็gâwยังyangได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangดังdangเหง่งngèngๆ-อย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jayn
Although we were several hundred meters from the temple, we could still distinctly hear the bell ringing.
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 ง 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
ngèeng
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 | — | — |