คอแรง
kɔɔ-rɛɛngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
high alcohol tolerance
able to drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk easily; strong tolerance for alcohol.
Examples
พี่ตั้มpîi-dtâmพี่ตั้มpîi-dtâmPee Tum (older-sibling Tum)คอแรงkɔɔ-rɛɛngคอแรงkɔɔ-rɛɛnghigh alcohol toleranceดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholเบียร์biiaเบียร์biiabeerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)สนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəmเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm1same as before; unchanged2as before; as usual
P’Tum has a strong tolerance; he can drink several glasses of beer and still chat like normal.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnใครkraiก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเมาmaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛฝนfǒnคอแรงkɔɔ-rɛɛngยังyangยิ้มyímและlɛ́เดินdəənกลับบ้านglàp-bâanเองeengได้dâai
Last night, everyone started getting drunk, but Fon, who can hold her liquor, was still smiling and could walk home on her own.
อย่าyàaชวนchuuanเขาkǎoแข่งkɛ̀ngดื่มdʉ̀ʉmนะnáเขาkǎoคอแรงkɔɔ-rɛɛngจนjonคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnตามไม่ทันdtaam-mâi-tan
Don’t challenge him to a drinking contest; he can hold his liquor so well that others can’t keep up.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàคอแรงkɔɔ-rɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛอาร์ตáatก็gɔ̂รู้rúuลิมิตlí-mítตัวเองdtuua-eengและlɛ́ดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamสลับsà-làpตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเมาmao
Even though Art can drink a lot, he knows his limits and alternates with water so he doesn’t get drunk.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kɔɔ
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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แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)strong; intense; severePart 2
คอแรงkɔɔ-rɛɛngคอแรงkɔɔ-rɛɛnghigh alcohol tolerancehigh alcohol toleranceWord