คะน้า
ká-náaMeaning
1NounA2
Chinese kale; kai lan
A leafy green vegetable in the Brassica family, commonly called Chinese kale or kai lan, used in stir-fries and soups.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)คะน้าká-náaคะน้าká-náaChinese kale; kai lanผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fry; stir-fried dish3[to] postpone; put off; delayน้ำมันหอยnám-man-hɔ̌ɔiน้ำมันหอยnám-man-hɔ̌ɔioyster sauce
I like to eat stir-fried Chinese kale with oyster sauce.
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Yesterday, Mom bought Chinese kale to make a clear soup with tofu.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàผัดpàtคะน้าká-náaกับgàpกระเทียมgrà-tiiamและlɛ́หมูกรอบmǔu-grɔ̀ɔpเป็นbpenกับข้าวgàp-kâao
Tomorrow we will stir-fry Chinese kale with garlic and crispy pork as a side dish.
คะน้าká-náaเป็นbpenผักใบเขียวpàk-bai-kǐiaoในnaiตระกูลdtrà-guunกะหล่ำgà-làmนิยมní-yomใส่sàiทั้งtángในnaiผัดpàtและlɛ́ซุปsúpเพราะprɔ́กรอบgrɔ̀ɔpหวานwǎan
Chinese kale is a leafy green in the Brassica family, commonly used in stir-fries and soups because of its crisp sweetness.
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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น้าnáaน้าnáa1younger sibling of one’s mother2auntie; uncle (familiar address)3aunt/uncle by marriage (maternal)4stepmother5pleading sentence-final particle (informal)younger sibling of one’s motherPart 2
คะน้าká-náaคะน้าká-náaChinese kale; kai lanChinese kale; kai lanWord