ขมัง

kà-mǎng

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

skilled; accurate

highly skilled, expert, or accurate (especially with weapons like bows or guns)

Examples

นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolktale; traditional taleเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ng1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] speak about; discuss; deal with (a topic)นายขมังธนูnaai-kà-mǎng-tá-nuuนายขมังธนูnaai-kà-mǎng-tá-nuumaster archer; expert bowmanที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคราวละkraao-láคราวละkraao-láat a time; each timeหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
This folktale mentions an expert archer who could shoot several birds at once.
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2AdjectiveC1

potent; powerful

potent, powerful, or effective (typically referring to magic, sorcery, or spells)

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ขมัง said ขะ-หมัง?

kà-mǎng

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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