คะเน
ká-neeMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] estimate; reckon; guess
To form an approximate judgment about an amount, size, distance, or other matter without exact measurement or complete information.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)คะเนká-neeคะเนká-nee[to] estimate; reckon; guessว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4something like; along the lines of (informal)5moderate; reasonable (literary)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondกิโลgì-looกิโลgì-loo1kilo (kilogram)2kilo (kilometer)3classifier: kilograms; kilometers (informal)
I estimate that this box weighs about two kilos.
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เขาkǎoคะเนká-neeระยะทางrá-yá-taangด้วยdûuaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเราraoเดินไปdəən-bpaiได้dâai
He judged the distance by eye and said we could walk there.
ฉันchǎnคะเนká-neeจำนวนjam-nuuanแขกkɛ̀ɛkไว้wáiราวraaoยี่สิบyîi-sìpคนkonเลยləəiเตรียมdtriiamอาหารaa-hǎanเผื่อไว้pʉ̀ʉa-wáiหน่อยnɔ̀i
I estimated there would be around twenty guests, so I prepared a little extra food.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunครบถ้วนkróp-tûuanเราraoจึงjʉngทำได้tam-dâaiเพียงpiiangคะเนká-neeค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiเบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtônจากjàakโครงการkroong-gaanที่tîiคล้ายกันkláai-gan
Since we don't yet have complete information, we can only make a preliminary estimate of the costs based on similar projects.
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 | — | — |