ขนานเอก
kà-nǎan-èekMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
first-rate; highly effective (of a remedy)
of outstanding quality or effectiveness, especially describing a medicine or remedy, including a figurative remedy for a problem.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักแสดงตลกnák-sà-dɛɛng-dtà-lòkนักแสดงตลกnák-sà-dɛɛng-dtà-lòkcomedian; comic actorขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èekขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èekfirst-rate; highly effective (of a remedy)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนดูkon-duuคนดูkon-duu1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
He is a first-class comedian who can always make the audience laugh.
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แผนการตลาดpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dtà-làatชิ้นนี้chín-níiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenผลงานpǒn-ngaanขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èekที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtพลิกฟื้นplík-fʉ́ʉnจากjàakวิกฤตwí-grìtได้dâai
This marketing plan is considered a first-class masterpiece that helped the company recover from the crisis.
นักวิจารณ์nák-wí-jaanต่างdtàangยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngว่าwâaนี่nîiคือkʉʉนวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiสืบสวนสอบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èekแห่งhɛ̀ngทศวรรษtót-sà-wát
Critics have acclaimed this as the first-class detective novel of the decade.
สุนทรภู่sǔn-tɔɔn-pûuได้รับdâi-rápการgaanยกย่องให้เป็นyók-yɔ̂ɔng-hâi-bpenกวีgà-wiiขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èekแห่งhɛ̀ngกรุงรัตนโกสินทร์grung-rát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn
Sunthorn Phu is honored as the preeminent, first-class poet of the Rattanakosin era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขนานเอก said ขะ-หนาน-เอก?
kà-nǎan-èek
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ขนานkà-nǎanขนานkà-nǎan1parallel2classifier for medicinal preparations3[to] run parallel; lie alongsideparallelPart 1
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เอกèekเอกèek1major (field of study)2one; single; unique; exceptional3principal; primary4A; first class; first rank; top grade5ace (playing card)major (field of study)Part 2
ขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èekขนานเอกkà-nǎan-èekfirst-rate; highly effective (of a remedy)first-rate; highly effective (of a remedy)Word