ขาล่อง
kǎa-lɔ̂ngMeaning
1NounB1
downstream or southbound leg of a journey
The leg or direction of a journey that goes downstream or from an upper or northern area toward a lower or southern area, contrasted with ขาขึ้นขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂n1upward leg; ascent2upswing; boom.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นั่งเรือnâng-rʉʉaนั่งเรือnâng-rʉʉa[to] take a boat; [to] travel by boatขาล่องkǎa-lɔ̂ngขาล่องkǎa-lɔ̂ngdownstream or southbound leg of a journeyไปยังbpai-yangไปยังbpai-yangto; toward (a destination)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityที่อยู่tîi-yùuที่อยู่tîi-yùu1address (location details)2residence; place of living3address (digital)ปลายน้ำbplaai-náamปลายน้ำbplaai-náam1lower reaches; downstream area2downstream (business)3downstream sector (business)
Tomorrow, we'll take a downstream boat to the village farther down the river.
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ขาล่องkǎa-lɔ̂ngจากjàakเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiไปbpaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepเราraoนั่งnângรถไฟrót-faiกลางคืนglaang-kʉʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าที่พักkâa-tîi-pák
On the southbound journey from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, we took a night train to save on accommodation.
เรือrʉʉaขาล่องkǎa-lɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaขาขึ้นkǎa-kʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́แล่นlɛ̂ɛnตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛน้ำnáam
The downstream boat trip takes less time than the upstream trip because the boat travels with the current.
หลังlǎngวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoรถไฟrót-faiขาล่องkǎa-lɔ̂ngจากjàakเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเข้าkâoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepมักmákเต็มdtemเพราะprɔ́ผู้คนpûu-konจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakต้องdtɔ̂ngกลับมาglàp-maaทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiเวลาwee-laaไล่เลี่ยกันlâi-lîia-gan
After a long holiday, southbound trains from Chiang Mai to Bangkok are often full because many people need to return to work around the same time.
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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ล่องlɔ̂ngล่องlɔ̂ng1[to] go downstream; float along2[to] cruise; voyage by water3[to] glide along (figurative)[to] go downstream; float alongPart 2
ขาล่องkǎa-lɔ̂ngขาล่องkǎa-lɔ̂ngdownstream or southbound leg of a journeydownstream or southbound leg of a journeyWord