คางคก
kaang-kókMeaning
1NounB1
toad
a toad; a tailless amphibian similar to a frog but typically with dry, warty skin
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asคางคกkaang-kókคางคกkaang-kóktoadตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)กระโดดgrà-dòotกระโดดgrà-dòot1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
It rained heavily last night. I saw a large toad hopping in front of the house.
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หมาmǎaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiเห่าhàoใส่sàiคางคกkaang-kókที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnอยู่ในyùu-naiพุ่มไม้pûm-máai
My dog likes to bark at the toads hiding in the bushes.
หลายคนlǎai-konยังyangสับสนsàp-sǒnและlɛ́แยกไม่ออกyɛ̂ɛk-mâi-ɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaกบgòpกับgàpคางคกkaang-kókต่างกันdtàang-ganอย่างไรyàang-rai
Many people are still confused and cannot tell the difference between a frog and a toad.
ผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngของkɔ̌ɔngคางคกkaang-kókมีmiiต่อมdtɔ̀ɔmพิษpítที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatทำtamอันตรายan-dtà-raaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔสัตว์เลี้ยงsàt-líiangที่tîiเผลอplə̌əไปbpaiกัดgàtมันmanได้dâai
The skin of a toad has poison glands that can be harmful to pets that accidentally bite it.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kaang
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 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 | — | — |