Ping, Ping River -- (a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya)
ping -- (a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal))
Overview of verb ping
The verb ping has 5 senses
ping -- (hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade")
pink, ping, knock -- (sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded")
ping -- (make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car")
ping -- (contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing")
ping -- (send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office")