โคลง
kloongMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] sway; rock
To move back and forth or from side to side in a slow, rhythmic motion, as a boat or cradle might.
Examples
เรือreuuaเรือreuuaboat; ship; vesselเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightโคลงklongโคลงklong1[to] sway; rock2khlong; Thai verse formเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)คลื่นลมklêun lomคลื่นลมklêun lom1wind and waves; sea state2turmoil; turbulence (figurative)ตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the evening
The small boat rocks gently with the evening waves and wind.
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The baby cradle rocks slowly, making the little one sleep well.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรถเมล์rót-meeเบรกbrèekกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnตัวdtuuaฉันchǎnโคลงkloongไปมาbpai-maaเกือบgʉ̀ʉapล้มlóm
When the bus braked suddenly, my body swayed back and forth and I almost fell.
ลมหนาวlom-nǎaoพัดpátจนjonยอดไม้yɔ̂ɔt-máaiโคลงkloongไหวwǎiเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàราวกับraao-gàpทั้งtángป่าbpàaกำลังgam-langหายใจhǎai-jai
The cold wind blew, making the treetops sway rhythmically, as if the whole forest were breathing.
2NounB2
khlong; Thai verse form
A classical Thai verse form with fixed syllabic, tonal, and rhyming patterns; used in traditional poetry (e.g., โคลงสี่สุภาพโคลงสี่สุภาพkloong-sìi-sù-pâapclassical Thai verse form with four lines).
Examples
ครูสอนkruu sŏnให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofโคลงสี่สุภาพklohng sèe sù-pâapโคลงสี่สุภาพklohng sèe sù-pâapclassical Thai verse form with four linesและláeและláeand (coordinating)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)สัมผัสsăm-pàtสัมผัสsăm-pàt1[to] touch; come into contact2touch; physical contact3impression; sense (figurative)4rhyme or alliteration (poetic device)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)
The teacher taught us to read khlong si suphap and identify the correct rhymes.
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เธอtəəลองlɔɔngแต่งdtɛ̀ngโคลงkloongตามแบบแผนdtaam-bɛ̀ɛp-pɛ̌ɛnแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangนับnápพยางค์pá-yaangผิดpìtอยู่yùuบ้างbâang
She tried composing khlong verse following the rules, but still miscounted some syllables.
กวีgà-wiiร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎiนำnamโคลงkloongมาใช้maa-cháiวิจารณ์wí-jaanสังคมsǎng-komโดยdooiยังคงyang-kongโครงสร้างkroong-sâangสัมผัสsǎm-pàtและlɛ́จังหวะjang-wàดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəm
A contemporary poet used khlong to critique society while maintaining the traditional rhyme and rhythm structure.
การวิเคราะห์gaan-wí-krɔ́โคลงkloongต้องdtɔ̂ngพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaทั้งtángจำนวนjam-nuuanพยางค์pá-yaangจุดjùtเอกโทèek-tooและlɛ́สัมผัสในsǎm-pàt-naiสัมผัสนอกsǎm-pàt-nɔ̂ɔk
Analyzing khlong requires considering syllable counts, tonal markers, and both internal and external rhymes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kloong
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 | — | — |
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; alight[to] go down; descendPart 2
โคลงkloongโคลงkloong[to] sway; rock[to] sway; rockWord