ข่มเหง
kòm-hěengMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] oppress; bully; mistreat [sb]
to treat somebody cruelly and unfairly, especially by using power or strength; to bully or persecute someone
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)โตdtooโตdtoo1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperข่มเหงkòm-hěengข่มเหงkòm-hěeng[to] oppress; bully; mistreat [sb]เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเล็กกว่าlék-gwàaเล็กกว่าlék-gwàasmaller (than)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lênสนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lênplayground; children's play area
Older children shouldn't bully the younger ones on the playground.
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ถ้าtâaคุณkunถูกtùukเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanข่มเหงkòm-hěengคุณควรkun-kuuanแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngให้hâiหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaทราบsâapทันทีtan-tii
If you are bullied by a colleague, you should inform your boss immediately.
กฎหมายgòt-mǎaiฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiมีขึ้นmii-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonจากjàakการgaanถูกtùukเจ้าหน้าที่รัฐjâao-nâa-tîi-rátใช้cháiอำนาจam-nâatข่มเหงรังแกkòm-hěeng-rang-gɛɛ
This law exists to protect citizens from being persecuted by state officials using their power.
การgaanถูกtùukข่มเหงkòm-hěengในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèkสามารถsǎa-mâatสร้างsâangบาดแผลbàat-plɛ̌ɛทางใจtaang-jaiที่tîiส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngวัยผู้ใหญ่wai-pûu-yàiได้dâai
Being bullied in childhood can create psychological wounds that have an impact well into adulthood.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kòm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |