โขลง
klǒongMeanings
1NounB2
herd of elephants
A herd of elephants.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asโขลงklǒongโขลงklǒong1herd of elephants2classifier for herds of elephantsกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเดินข้ามdəən-kâamเดินข้ามdəən-kâam[to] walk across [sth]; [to] cross on footแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatnational park
We saw a herd of elephants crossing the river when we visited the national park.
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โขลงklŏngนั้นnánมีmeeลูกช้างlôok cháangตัวdtuuaเล็กๆlék lékเดินตามdern dtaamแม่mâeของมันkŏng manอยู่yòoด้วยdûuay
That herd of elephants had small baby elephants walking along with their mothers.
โดยปกติdooi-bpòk-gà-dtìแล้วlɛ́ɛoจ่าโขลงjàa-klǒongซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenช้างcháangตัวเมียdtuua-miiaที่tîiอายุมากaa-yú-mâakที่สุดtîi-sùtจะเป็นjà-bpenผู้นำpûu-namโขลงklǒongไปหาbpai-hǎaแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamและlɛ́อาหารaa-hǎan
Usually, the matriarch, who is the oldest female elephant, leads the herd of elephants to find water and food sources.
โขลงklǒongที่tîiใหญ่ที่สุดyài-tîi-sùtที่tîiเคยkəəiบันทึกban-tʉ́kได้dâaiในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuaiช้างcháangกว่าgwàaร้อยrɔ́ɔiตัวdtuua
The largest herd of elephants ever recorded in Thailand consisted of over a hundred elephants.
2ClassifierB2
classifier for herds of elephants
A classifier used for counting herds of elephants.
Examples
เจ้าหน้าที่อุทยานjâao-nâa-tîi-ùt-tá-yaanเจ้าหน้าที่อุทยานjâao-nâa-tîi-ùt-tá-yaanpark ranger; park officerพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceช้างป่าcháang-bpàaช้างป่าcháang-bpàawild elephantสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondโขลงklǒongโขลงklǒong1herd of elephants2classifier for herds of elephantsกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกินใบgin-baiกินใบgin-bai[to] eat leaves; feed on leavesไผ่pàiไผ่pài1bamboo2Phai (given name/nickname)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไม่ไกลmâi-glaiไม่ไกลmâi-glainot far; nearกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
The park officials found two herds of wild elephants eating bamboo leaves not far from each other.
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In this forest, there lives more than one herd of elephants.
จากjàakการสำรวจgaan-sǎm-rùuatทางอากาศtaang-aa-gàatเราraoสามารถsǎa-mâatระบุrá-bùตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngช้างป่าcháang-bpàaได้dâaiถึงtʉ̌ngสามsǎamโขลงklǒongในnaiพื้นที่อนุรักษ์pʉ́ʉn-tîi-à-nú-rák
From the aerial survey, we were able to identify the locations of up to three herds of wild elephants in the conservation area.
การgaanจะjàจัดการjàt-gaanความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngระหว่างrá-wàangคนkonกับgàpช้างcháangจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngเข้าใจkâo-jaiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngช้างcháangแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láโขลงklǒongที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiอยู่ในyùu-naiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnán
To manage the human-elephant conflict, it is necessary to understand the behavior of each herd of elephants living in that area.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขล, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
klǒong
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
โขลงklǒongโขลงklǒongherd of elephantsherd of elephantsWord