ความงก
kwaam-ngókMeaning
1NounB1
stinginess; miserliness
the quality of being stingy or miserly; unwilling to spend or share.
Examples
ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyรู้ดีrúu-diiรู้ดีrúu-dii[to] know [sth] wellเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutความงกkwaam-ngókความงกkwaam-ngókstinginess; miserlinessของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirs
Everyone knows well about his stinginess.
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His stinginess makes no one want to travel with him.
อย่าyàaให้hâiความงกkwaam-ngókมาmaaบั่นทอนbàn-tɔɔnความสุขkwaam-sùkในnaiการใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wítเลยləəi
Don't let stinginess diminish the happiness in your life.
ความงกkwaam-ngókของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่ใช่mâi-châiการประหยัดgaan-bprà-yàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการปฏิเสธgaan-bpà-dtì-sèetที่จะtîi-jàใช้จ่ายchái-jàaiแม้mɛ́ɛในnaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiจำเป็นjam-bpenสำหรับsǎm-ràpตัวเองdtuua-eeng
His stinginess isn't about being frugal, but rather a refusal to spend even on things that are necessary for himself.
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 คว, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kwaam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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ความงกkwaam-ngókความงกkwaam-ngókstinginess; miserlinessstinginess; miserlinessWord