ขาขึ้น
kǎa-kʉ̂nMeanings
1NounB1
upward leg; ascent
the part of a trip or route that goes upward or toward a higher area; the ascent.
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ทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)ขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂n1upward leg; ascent2upswing; boomภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneชันมากchan-mâakชันมากchan-mâakvery steep
The ascent up this mountain is very steep.
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I think the ascent up the mountain is much more tiring than the descent.
ตอนdtɔɔnขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nเราraoแวะพักwɛ́-pákกันganหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเพราะprɔ́ทางtaangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangลำบากlam-bàak
During the ascent, we stopped to rest several times because the path was quite difficult.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonกลัวgluuaความสูงkwaam-sǔungช่วงchûuangที่tîiน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaที่สุดtîi-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngการนั่งgaan-nângกระเช้าgrà-cháoคือkʉʉช่วงchûuangขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nที่tîiไต่dtàiระดับความสูงrá-dàp-kwaam-sǔungชันchanออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakสถานีsà-tǎa-nii
For people afraid of heights, the scariest part of a cable car ride is the initial ascent as it steeply climbs away from the station.
2NounB2
upswing; boom
a period when something is rising in success, price, or popularity.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂n1upward leg; ascent2upswing; boomหยิบจับyìp-jàpหยิบจับyìp-jàp1[to] handle; [to] pick up; [to] do manual tasks2[to] take up; [to] get involved in (work/task)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทองtɔɔngทองtɔɔnggold (metal; color)ไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
His business is on the rise right now; everything he touches turns to gold.
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นักลงทุนnák-long-tunกำลังดีgam-lang-diiใจjaiเพราะprɔ́ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnกำลังgam-langอยู่yùuในช่วงnai-chûuangขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂n
Investors are happy because the stock market is currently in an upward trend.
เธอtəəเป็นbpenนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngดาวรุ่งdaao-rûngที่tîiชีวิตchii-wítกำลังgam-langอยู่yùuในช่วงnai-chûuangขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nมีmiiผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpหลายคนlǎai-konอยากyàakร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanด้วยdûuai
She is a rising star actress whose career is currently on an upswing, with many directors wanting to work with her.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเศรษฐกิจตกต่ำsèet-tà-gìt-dtòk-dtàmมานานmaa-naanในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetก็gɔ̂อยู่yùuในช่วงnai-chûuangขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nทำให้tam-hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonมีmiiความหวังkwaam-wǎngมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
After a long recession, the country's economy is finally in a period of growth, giving people more hope.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 1
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ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)[to] go up; rise; ascendPart 2
ขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nupward leg; ascentupward leg; ascentWord