คับขัน
káp-kǎnMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
critical; urgent; tense (situation)
Very serious, urgent, and tense; a critical situation requiring immediate action. Used for situations, not people.
Examples
สถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaansituation; circumstancesน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaflash flood; mountain torrentหลากlàakหลากlàak1varied; various; diverse2[to] overflow; surge (of water)3surging; flooding (of water)คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightคับขันkáp-kǎnคับขันkáp-kǎncritical; urgent; tense (situation)เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)อพยพòp-pá-yópอพยพòp-pá-yóp1[to] migrate; relocate (settlement)2[to] evacuate (for safety)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The flash flood situation tonight is critical, so authorities ordered an immediate evacuation.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไฟไหม้fai-mâiลุกลามlúk-laamอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในอาคารnai-aa-kaanยิ่งyîngคับขันkáp-kǎnและlɛ́ตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiat
When the fire spread rapidly, the atmosphere in the building became increasingly critical and tense.
เศรษฐกิจท้องถิ่นsèet-tà-gìt-tɔ́ɔng-tìnกำลังgam-langอยู่ในyùu-naiภาวะคับขันpaa-wá-káp-kǎnรัฐrátจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngออกɔ̀ɔkมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพยุงpá-yungสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaan
The local economy is in a critical state, so the government must issue emergency measures to stabilize the situation.
ช่วงchûuangเวลาคับขันwee-laa-káp-kǎnหลังlǎngเกิดgə̀ətแผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoโดยdooiไม่mâiลังเลlang-lee
In the critical period after the earthquake, the rescue team had to make decisions quickly without hesitation.
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 vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
káp
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
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ขันkǎnขันkǎn1water bowl; dipping bowl2[to] tighten (by turning)3classifier: water-bowlfuls4[to] crow (rooster)5[to] laugh; feel amusedwater bowl; dipping bowlPart 2
คับขันkáp-kǎnคับขันkáp-kǎncritical; urgent; tense (situation)critical; urgent; tense (situation)Word