โก่ง
gòongMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
arched; curved outward
Curved or bent outward in an arch shape; not straight.
Examples
สะพานไม้sà-paan-máaiสะพานไม้sà-paan-máaiwooden bridgeเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toโก่งgòongโก่งgòong1arched; curved outward2[to] arch; bend (outward)3[to] overcharge; inflate (price)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryตรงกลางdtrong-glaangตรงกลางdtrong-glaang1in the middle; centrally2central; middle (located at the center)3the middle; the center
The old wooden bridge has started to arch upward in the middle.
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This sword’s blade is slightly curved outward, so it doesn’t cut straight.
The metal door, exposed to extreme heat, bent outward and can’t close properly.
หลังคาlǎng-kaaกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangบางbaangแผ่นpɛ̀nโก่งgòongเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoโค้งkóongทำให้tam-hâiเวลาwee-laaฝนตกfǒn-dtòkน้ำnáamไหลlǎiย้อนyɔ́ɔnเข้าkâoใต้dtâaiแผ่นpɛ̀n
Some roof tiles have arched outward, causing water to flow back under the tiles when it rains.
2VerbB1
[to] arch; bend (outward)
To make or become curved outward in an arch shape.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toดัดdàtดัดdàt1[to] bend; reshape; adjust2[to] curl/perm (hair)3[to] correct; reform (behavior/attitude)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)โก่งgòongโก่งgòong1arched; curved outward2[to] arch; bend (outward)3[to] overcharge; inflate (price)เล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amountเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeคันธนูkan-tá-nuuคันธนูkan-tá-nuu1bow (for shooting arrows)2CL: คัน
The craftsman bent the wood slightly into an arch to make a bow.
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หลังคาlǎng-kaaไม้máaiเก่าgàoรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiจนjonโก่งgòongขึ้นkʉ̂nเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoโค้งkóong
The old wooden roof couldn't bear the weight and arched upward in a curve.
เธอtəəโก่งgòongหลังlǎngขณะkà-nàยืดเส้นyʉ̂ʉt-sênเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคลายกล้ามเนื้อklaai-glâam-nʉ́ʉaที่tîiตึงdtʉng
She arched her back while stretching to relieve tight muscles.
ความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnทำให้tam-hâiแผ่นโลหะpɛ̀n-loo-hàโก่งgòongออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakโครงkroongเดิมdəəmต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipคลายklaaiความตึงkwaam-dtʉngก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàบิดbìtงอถาวรngɔɔ-tǎa-wɔɔn
The heat caused the metal sheet to arch outward from its original frame; the tension must be released quickly before it deforms permanently.
3VerbB2
[to] overcharge; inflate (price)
To raise a price excessively or unfairly; to overcharge or inflate the price.
Examples
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanงานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanfestival; festive eventโก่งราคาgòong-raa-kaaโก่งราคาgòong-raa-kaa[to] inflate a price; [to] overchargeน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmdrinking water (potable)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแพงกว่าpɛɛng-gwàaแพงกว่าpɛɛng-gwàamore expensiveปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; normหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalเท่าtâoเท่าtâo1equal; the same amount2as … as; equal to3times; multiplier; fold
Vendors at the festival hiked the price of water to many times the normal price.
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ช่วงchûuangขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnหน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak-à-naa-maiถูกtùukโก่งราคาgòong-raa-kaaจนjonคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
During the shortage, face masks were price-gouged so much that ordinary people couldn't afford them.
บริษัททัวร์bɔɔ-rí-sàt-tuuaบางbaangเจ้าjâaoโก่งราคาgòong-raa-kaaค่าkâaทริปtrípช่วงchûuangไฮซีซันhai-sii-sanอาศัยaa-sǎiจังหวะjang-wàที่tîiความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanสูงsǔung
Some tour companies inflate trip prices during high season, taking advantage of high demand.
เขาkǎoร้องเรียนrɔ́ɔng-riianสำนักงานคุ้มครองsǎm-nák-ngaan-kúm-krɔɔngผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokว่าwâaร้านนั้นráan-nánโก่งgòongราคาสินค้าraa-kaa-sǐn-káaจนjonเกินgəənสมควรsǒm-kuuan
He filed a complaint with the consumer protection office that the shop had excessively inflated the product prices.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gòong
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |