คายัค
kaa-yákMeaning
1NounB1
kayak (small narrow boat)
A small, narrow boat, typically for one or two people, propelled by a double-bladed paddle. The classifier for kayaks is ลำลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull (of a boat)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan) (lam).
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพายpaaiพายpaai1[to] row; [to] paddle2oar; paddle3pie (loanword)เรือคายัคrʉʉa-kaa-yákเรือคายัคrʉʉa-kaa-yákkayak; narrow paddled boatกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Tomorrow we are going to go kayaking.
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ฉันchǎnเช่าchâoเรือคายัคrʉʉa-kaa-yákมาmaaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngลำlamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพายpaaiชมchomความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngอ่าวพังงาàao-pang-ngaa
I rented one kayak to paddle around and admire the beauty of Phang Nga Bay.
กิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamยอดนิยมyɔ̂ɔt-ní-yomของkɔ̌ɔngที่นี่tîi-nîiคือkʉʉการพายเรือคายัคgaan-paai-rʉʉa-kaa-yákลอดlɔ̂ɔtถ้ำtâmเข้าไปkâo-bpaiดูduuทะเลในtá-lee-nai
A popular activity here is paddling a kayak through the cave to see the inner lagoon.
เรือคายัคrʉʉa-kaa-yákลำlamนั้นnánถูกtùukออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́จึงjʉngมีmiiรูปทรงrûup-songเพรียวบางpriiao-baangและlɛ́น้ำหนักเบาnám-nàk-baoกว่าgwàaเรือคายัคrʉʉa-kaa-yákสำหรับsǎm-ràpท่องเที่ยวtɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoทั่วไปtûua-bpai
That particular kayak was designed specifically for racing, so it has a sleeker shape and is lighter than a typical touring kayak.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kaa
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 | — | — |