การขัง
gaan-kǎngMeanings
1NounB1
confinement; detention
The act of keeping a person or animal in an enclosed place and preventing them from leaving.
Examples
การขังgaan-kǎngการขังgaan-kǎng1confinement; detention2water retention; impoundmentหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กรงgrongกรงgrong1cage; enclosure2cage (for people); barred cellทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เครียดkrîiatเครียดkrîiat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stress
Keeping a dog locked in a cage all day makes it stressed.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiกับgàpการขังgaan-kǎngนกnókในnaiกรงgrongเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakให้hâiมันmanได้dâaiบินbinอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-rà
Dad disagrees with keeping birds in cages because he wants them to fly freely.
การขังgaan-kǎngเด็กdèkไว้wáiในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngมืดmʉ̂ʉtเป็นbpenการลงโทษgaan-long-tôotที่tîiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngและlɛ́ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanทำtam
Locking a child in a dark room is a harsh punishment and should not be done.
ทนายtá-naaiโต้แย้งdtôo-yɛ́ɛngว่าการwâa-gaanขังkǎngผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaโดยdooiไม่mâiแจ้งข้อกล่าวหาjɛ̂ɛng-kɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaเป็นbpenการละเมิดgaan-lá-mə̂ətสิทธิsìt-tíขั้นพื้นฐานkân-pʉ́ʉn-tǎan
The lawyer argued that detaining a suspect without informing them of the charges violates their basic rights.
2NounB2
water retention; impoundment
The act of holding or collecting water in a place rather than allowing it to flow away.
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventต้นข้าวdtôn-kâaoต้นข้าวdtôn-kâaorice plantขาดน้ำkàat-náamขาดน้ำkàat-náam1[to] lack water; be short of water2[to] be dehydratedด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการขังgaan-kǎngการขังgaan-kǎng1confinement; detention2water retention; impoundmentน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice field
Farmers prevent their rice plants from running short of water by keeping water in their fields.
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การขังgaan-kǎngน้ำnáamไว้wáiในnaiบ่อbɔ̀ɔช่วยให้chûuai-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมีmiiน้ำnáamใช้cháiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛng
Retaining water in the pond helps the villagers have water to use throughout the dry season.
การขังgaan-kǎngน้ำnáamในnaiแปลงนาbplɛɛng-naaช่วยchûuaiควบคุมkûuap-kumวัชพืชwát-chá-pʉ̂ʉtได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngรักษาrák-sǎaระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการเจริญเติบโตgaan-jà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooของkɔ̌ɔngข้าวkâao
Keeping water in rice fields can help control weeds, but the water level must be maintained at a level suitable for rice growth.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpการรั่วซึมgaan-rûua-sʉmของkɔ̌ɔngดาดฟ้าdàat-fáaด้วยdûuaiการขังgaan-kǎngน้ำnáamไว้wáiเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตรวจdtrùuatว่าwâaมีmiiน้ำซึมnáam-sʉmลงมาlong-maaหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
The engineer tested the rooftop for leaks by keeping water pooled on it for two days before checking whether any water had seeped through.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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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ขังkǎngขังkǎng1[to] confine; lock up; detain [sb/sth]2[to] collect; remain pooled (of water)3standing; trapped (of water)[to] confine; lock up; detain [sb/sth]Part 2
การขังgaan-kǎngการขังgaan-kǎngconfinement; detentionconfinement; detentionWord