คั่ง

kâng

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

congested; obstructed (flow)

blocked or backed up so that flow is impeded, e.g., of blood, traffic, or fluids

Examples

ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]น้ำคั่งnáam-kângน้ำคั่งnáam-kângfluid retention; effusionอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Heavy rain caused water to back up in front of the house, and small cars couldn’t pass.
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ช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháaoการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔnคั่งkângบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenทางขึ้นtaang-kʉ̂nทางด่วนtaang-dùuanเพราะprɔ́มีmiiอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèet
In the morning, traffic was backed up near the expressway entrance due to an accident.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaหลอดเลือดดำlɔ̀ɔt-lʉ̂ʉat-damคั่งkângจึงjʉngทำให้tam-hâiขาkǎaบวมbuuamและlɛ́รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหนักnàk
The doctor explained that the veins were congested, causing the legs to swell and feel heavy.
ระบบrá-bòpระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamอุดตันùt-dtanจนjonเกิดgə̀ətน้ำคั่งnáam-kângในnaiท่อtɔ̂ɔส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiน้ำnáamทะลักtá-lákขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaตามdtaamฝาfǎaท่อtɔ̂ɔในnaiหลายlǎaiจุดjùt
The drainage system was clogged, causing water to accumulate in the pipes and overflow through manhole covers at several points.
2AdjectiveB2

accumulated; amassed

gathered and built up in quantity over time, often excessively

Examples

งานบ้านngaan-bâanงานบ้านngaan-bâanhousework; choresที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet possible; not yet permittedทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeคั่งkângคั่งkâng1congested; obstructed (flow)2accumulated; amassed3pent-up; seething (emotion)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangmany things; various thingsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเครียดkrîiatเครียดkrîiat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stress
Unfinished household tasks have accumulated so much that she is starting to feel stressed.
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เอกสารèk-gà-săanถูกtòokปล่อยให้bplòi hâiคั่งkângไว้บนwái bonโต๊ะdtóเป็นbpenสัปดาห์sàp-daaจนjonหายากhăa yâak
Documents were left to pile up on the table for weeks until they became hard to find.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคำขอkam-kɔ̌ɔจากjàakลูกค้าlûuk-káaคั่งkângมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nทีมtiimจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเร่งrêngการตอบกลับgaan-dtɔ̀ɔp-glàp
As customer requests accumulated, the team had to adjust the plan to speed up responses.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiคั่งkângจากjàakหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanทำให้tam-hâiการวิเคราะห์gaan-wí-krɔ́ล่าช้าlâa-cháaและlɛ́เสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔความคลาดเคลื่อนkwaam-klâat-klʉ̂ʉan
Data accumulated over many months caused delays in analysis and increased the risk of inaccuracies.
3AdjectiveB2

pent-up; seething (emotion)

intense and held in, of emotions that are not released, e.g., anger, resentment

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-long1less (than before)2less; fewer (reduced)3[to] decrease; diminish; lessenเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingความโกรธkwaam-gròotความโกรธkwaam-gròotanger; wrathคั่งkângคั่งkâng1congested; obstructed (flow)2accumulated; amassed3pent-up; seething (emotion)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)
He speaks less because anger is pent up in his heart.
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ความkwaamน้อยใจnɔ́ɔi-jaiที่tîiคั่งkângอยู่ในyùu-naiใจjaiมานานmaa-naanทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəไม่mâiอยากyàakคุยkuiกับgàpใครkrai
Her pent-up hurt has been in her heart for so long that she doesn't want to talk to anyone.
ความkwaamคั่งkângของkɔ̌ɔngอารมณ์aa-romทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatในช่วงnai-chûuangสำคัญsǎm-kan
The intensity of his pent-up emotions caused him to make a wrong decision at a crucial moment.
หลังlǎngความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaความโกรธkwaam-gròotคั่งkângของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiทำให้tam-hâiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaเดินdəənต่อdtɔ̀ɔไม่ได้mâi-dâai
After the prolonged conflict, the sides' pent-up anger prevented the negotiations from moving forward.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

kâng

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

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——