ค่าง
kâangMeaning
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langur (leaf monkey)
a langur, a long-tailed leaf-eating monkey found in forests of Southeast Asia
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asค่างkâangค่างkâanglangur (leaf monkey)หางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerกระโดดgrà-dòotกระโดดgrà-dòot1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatnational park
Yesterday I saw a long-tailed langur leaping across branches in the national park.
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ไกด์gáiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaในnaiป่าดิบชื้นbpàa-dìp-chʉ́ʉnแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiยังyangมีmiiกลุ่มglùmค่างkâangอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuหลายlǎaiฝูงfǔung
The guide said there are still several troops of langurs living in the rainforests around here.
ค่างkâangเป็นbpenลิงlingกินใบgin-baiไม้máaiที่tîiหากินhǎa-ginบนbonเรือนยอดrʉʉan-yɔ̂ɔtและlɛ́อาศัยaa-sǎiหางhǎangยาวyaaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทรงตัวsong-dtuuaเวลาwee-laaปีนป่ายbpiin-bpàai
Langurs are leaf-eating monkeys that forage in the canopy and rely on their long tails for balance when climbing.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiติดตามdtìt-dtaamค่างkâangด้วยdûuaiกล้องglɔ̂ngดักถ่ายdàk-tàaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamการเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakใบไม้bai-máaiอ่อนɔ̀ɔnในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
Researchers track langurs with camera traps to study their selection of young leaves during the rainy season.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kâang
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 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 | — | — |