ครีบหาง
krîip-hǎangMeaning
1NounB1
tail fin; caudal fin
The fin at the tail of a fish or other aquatic animal; a tail fin or caudal fin.
Examples
ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderครีบหางkrîip-hǎangครีบหางkrîip-hǎangtail fin; caudal finในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterว่ายน้ำwâai-náamว่ายน้ำwâai-náam[to] swimไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forward
A fish uses its tail fin to swim forward.
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ปลาโลมาbplaa-loo-maaมีmiiครีบหางkrîip-hǎangที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngมากmâakทำให้tam-hâiมันmanสามารถsǎa-mâatกระโดดgrà-dòotขึ้นkʉ̂nสูงsǔungจากjàakผิวน้ำpǐu-náamได้dâai
Dolphins have very strong tail fins, which allow them to jump high out of the water.
ปลาทองbplaa-tɔɔngตัวนั้นdtuua-nánมีmiiครีบหางkrîip-hǎangที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́พริ้วไหวpríu-wǎiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanผ้าไหมpâa-mǎi
That goldfish has a beautiful, flowing tail fin that looks like silk.
นักชีววิทยาnák-chii-wá-wít-tá-yaaสังเกตsǎng-gèetว่าwâaรูปทรงrûup-songของkɔ̌ɔngครีบหางkrîip-hǎangมีmiiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panโดยตรงdooi-dtrongกับgàpความเร็วkwaam-reoในnaiการว่ายgaan-wâaiของkɔ̌ɔngปลาbplaaแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láชนิดchá-nít
Biologists have observed that the shape of the caudal fin is directly related to the swimming speed of each fish species.
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
krîip
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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
ครีบkrîipครีบkrîip1fin (of fish/sea animals)2fin-like rib; cooling fin3flange; wing-like edgefin (of fish/sea animals)Part 1
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หางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailstail (of an animal)Part 2
ครีบหางkrîip-hǎangครีบหางkrîip-hǎangtail fin; caudal fintail fin; caudal finWord