คะนึง
ká-nʉngMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] miss; [to] yearn for
to miss, yearn for, or long for someone or something (often used in a literary or poetic context)
Examples
ยามyaamยามyaam1guard; watchman2time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)ห่างไกลhàang-glaiห่างไกลhàang-glai1far; distant; remote2[to] be far from; lie far from3far removed from; safely distant from (danger, problems)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛcan only; do nothing but; merelyเฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil3keep (doing); continually4[to] await; watch forคะนึงหาká-nʉng-hǎaคะนึงหาká-nʉng-hǎa[to] long for [sb/sth]; [to] yearn forเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnevery nightวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
When far apart, I can only yearn for you every day and night.
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เขาkǎoจากjàakบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətมานานmaa-naanจนjonอดòtคะนึงหาká-nʉng-hǎaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaไม่ได้mâi-dâai
He has been away from his hometown for so long that he cannot help but yearn for his family.
เสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengเศร้าsâoทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnคะนึงหาká-nʉng-hǎaอดีตà-dìitอันanแสนsɛ̌ɛnหวานwǎanที่tîiเราraoเคยkəəiมีmiiร่วมกันrûuam-gan
The sad song makes me yearn for the sweet past we used to share.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเนิ่นนานnə̂ən-naanเพียงใดpiiang-daiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongคะนึงหาká-nʉng-hǎaคนรักkon-rákที่tîiจากไปjàak-bpaiอย่างyàangไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wanกลับglàp
No matter how much time has passed, she still longs for the lover who departed and will never return.
2VerbB2
[to] think of; [to] ponder
to think of, reflect upon, or ponder
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingๆ-พลางplaangพลางplaang1while; at the same time2for the time being; temporarilyคะนึงká-neungคะนึงká-neung1[to] miss; [to] yearn for2[to] think of; [to] ponderถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoเรื่องราวrêuuang raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lòt táng wanตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lòt táng wanall day; throughout the day
He sat quietly, reflecting upon the events that happened throughout the day.
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ฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàนอนnɔɔnคิดkítคะนึงká-nʉngถึงtʉ̌ngความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengในอดีตnai-à-dìit
I often lie down and ponder my past mistakes.
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngสายน้ำsǎai-náamพลางplaangคะนึงká-nʉngถึงtʉ̌ngสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tamของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiไม่เที่ยงmâi-tîiangแท้tɛ́ɛ
The old man sat watching the river while pondering the impermanence of life.
นักปรัชญาnák-bpràt-yaaมักจะmák-jàใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiในnaiการคิดgaan-kítคะนึงká-nʉngถึงtʉ̌ngความหมายkwaam-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngการมีชีวิตอยู่gaan-mii-chii-wít-yùu
Philosophers often spend most of their time pondering the meaning of existence.
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 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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คะนึงká-nʉngคะนึงká-nʉng[to] miss; [to] yearn for[to] miss; [to] yearn forWord