คันโพง

kan-poong

Meaning

1NounC2

traditional water scoop; shadoof

a traditional device consisting of a long pole and a bucket used as a lever to draw water from a well or canal; a shadoof or well sweep

Examples

ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคันโพงkan-poongคันโพงkan-poongtraditional water scoop; shadoofเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตักน้ำdtàk-náamตักน้ำdtàk-náam[to] scoop/draw waterจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmคลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แปลงเกษตรbplɛɛng-gà-sèetแปลงเกษตรbplɛɛng-gà-sèetagricultural plot; farm plotของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนเองdton-eengตนเองdton-eeng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identity
Farmers in the past used a shadoof to draw water from the canal for use in their agricultural plots.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

kan

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——