คะนิ้ง
ká-níngMeaning
1NounC1
hoarfrost (Northern Thai)
Hoarfrost: white ice crystals that form on leaves, grass, or cars in cold, humid air, often on mountaintops. A regional Northern Thai term; also called แม่คะนิ้งแม่คะนิ้งmɛ̂ɛ-ká-níng(Isan) frost; hoarfrost.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseอยากเห็นyàak-hěnอยากเห็นyàak-hěn[to] want to see [sb/sth]; [to] be eager to witness [sth]คะนิ้งká-níngคะนิ้งká-nínghoarfrost (Northern Thai)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoearly in the morning; since early morningตรู่dtrùuตรู่dtrùu1early morning; dawn (poetic/formal)2at daybreak; early in the morning (poetic)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or moreบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ยอดyɔ̂ɔtยอดyɔ̂ɔt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremostดอยอินทนนท์dɔɔi-in-tá-nonดอยอินทนนท์dɔɔi-in-tá-nonDoi Inthanon (mountain in Thailand)ในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎao1winter; the cold season2in winter; during the cold season
If you want to see hoarfrost, you have to wake up very early and go to the top of Doi Inthanon during the winter.
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ปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanคะนิ้งká-níngจะjàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nได้dâaiก็ต่อเมื่อgɔ̂-dtɔ̀ɔ-mʉ̂ʉaอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumลดต่ำlót-dtàmใกล้glâiจุดเยือกแข็งjùt-yʉ̂ʉak-kɛ̌ngและlɛ́มีmiiความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnในnaiอากาศaa-gàatสูงsǔungพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀
The phenomenon of hoarfrost can only occur when the temperature drops near freezing point and there is sufficient humidity in the air.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganตื่นตาตื่นใจdtʉ̀ʉn-dtaa-dtʉ̀ʉn-jaiกับgàpภาพpâapแม่คะนิ้งmɛ̂ɛ-ká-níngที่tîiเกาะตามgɔ̀-dtaamยอดหญ้าyɔ̂ɔt-yâaและlɛ́ใบไม้bai-máaiจนjonขาวโพลนkǎao-ploonไปทั่วbpai-tûuaราวกับraao-gàpหิมะhì-máแรกrɛ̂ɛkในnaiเมืองไทยmʉʉang-tai
Tourists were mesmerized by the sight of hoarfrost clinging to blades of grass and leaves, turning everything white as if it were the first snow in Thailand.
หยดน้ำค้างyòt-náam-káangที่tîiแข็งตัวkɛ̌ng-dtuuaกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเกล็ดน้ำแข็งglèt-náam-kɛ̌ngหรือrʉ̌ʉที่tîiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉaเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaคะนิ้งká-níngคือkʉʉมนต์เสน่ห์mon-sà-nèeอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoที่tîiดึงดูดdʉng-dùutผู้คนpûu-konให้hâiมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉan
Frozen dewdrops that turn into ice crystals, which northern locals call "khaning," are one of winter's charms that attract people to visit.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ká
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)polite particle (female; question softener)Part 1
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คะนิ้งká-níngคะนิ้งká-nínghoarfrost (Northern Thai)hoarfrost (Northern Thai)Word