ขัง(kăng)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]

To keep someone or something inside a space so it cannot get out (not necessarily as legal punishment).

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseขังkăngขังkăng1[to] imprison; detain [sb]2[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]3stagnant; standing (of water/air)4to be stuck; hemmed inแมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]หนีnĕeหนีnĕe1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!
Mom kept the cat in the room so it wouldn't escape.
2VerbB1

[to] imprison; detain [sb]

To keep someone in custody or in a place so they cannot leave, especially as punishment or for control.

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerขังkăngขังkăng1[to] imprison; detain [sb]2[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]3stagnant; standing (of water/air)4to be stuck; hemmed inผู้ต้องหาpôo dtông hăaผู้ต้องหาpôo dtông hăasuspect (criminal case)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsควบคุมkûap-kumควบคุมkûap-kum1[to] control; regulate; manage2[to] restrain; keep in check3for control; supervisory (modifier)เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last night
The police kept the suspect in the holding cell last night.
3VerbB1

to be stuck; hemmed in

To be unable to leave a place due to circumstances (e.g., flood, traffic, lockdown).

Examples

ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ขังkăngขังkăng1[to] imprison; detain [sb]2[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]3stagnant; standing (of water/air)4to be stuck; hemmed inอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
Heavy rain and flooding kept me stuck in the house all day.
4AdjectiveB2

stagnant; standing (of water/air)

Held in and not moving or circulating; used of water, air, or similar when trapped.

Examples

กลิ่นอับglìn àpกลิ่นอับglìn àpmusty smellในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องน้ำhông náamห้องน้ำhông náambathroom; restroom; toiletเกิดจากgèrt jàakเกิดจากgèrt jàak1[to] result from [sth]; be caused by [sth]; arise from [sth]2[to] be formed from; originate from; be produced byอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceขังkăngขังkăng1[to] imprison; detain [sb]2[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]3stagnant; standing (of water/air)4to be stuck; hemmed inไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockการถ่ายเทgaan tàai tayการถ่ายเทgaan tàai taytransfer; ventilation (air, heat, liquid, weight)
The musty smell in the bathroom comes from stagnant air with no ventilation.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

คุมขังkum kăngคุมขังkum kăng[to] imprison; detain; confine

[to] imprison; detain; confine

กักขังgàk-kăngกักขังgàk-kăng1[to] confine; [to] imprison; [to] detain2detention; confinement
  • [to] confine; [to] imprison; [to] detain
  • detention; confinement
กักบริเวณgàk bor-rí-waynกักบริเวณgàk bor-rí-wayn[to] confine [sb] to an area

[to] confine [sb] to an area

กักgàkกักgàk1[to] detain; confine; hold back2[to] quarantine; isolate3[to] hoard; withhold from distribution
  • [to] detain; confine; hold back
  • [to] quarantine; isolate
  • [to] hoard; withhold from distribution
จำคุกjam kúkจำคุกjam kúk1[to] imprison; incarcerate2imprisonment; incarceration
  • [to] imprison; incarcerate
  • imprisonment; incarceration