ค้างคา
káang-kaaMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
unresolved; unfinished
left unresolved or unfinished, often lingering and causing worry or doubt
Examples
คำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingวันนั้นwan-nánวันนั้นwan-nánthat dayยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardค้างคาkáang-kaaค้างคาkáang-kaa1unresolved; unfinished2[to] remain unresolved; be left hangingในใจnai-jaiในใจnai-jaiinwardly; to oneselfฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่อาจmâi-àatไม่อาจmâi-àat[to be] unable to; cannotวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Those words from that day still weigh on my mind; I cannot let them go.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotกันganแล้วlɛ́ɛoความkwaamรู้สึกค้างคาrúu-sʉ̀k-káang-kaaก็gɔ̂ยังyangตามหลอกหลอนdtaam-lɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̌ɔn
Even after apologizing, the lingering feelings still haunt us.
เธอtəəยิ้มyímให้hâiฉันchǎnแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaยังyangค้างคาkáang-kaaด้วยdûuaiความกังวลkwaam-gang-won
She smiled at me, but her eyes still carried lingering worry.
The scholarship matter is still unresolved because the documents are incomplete.
โครงการkroong-gaanซ่อมsɔ̂mถนนtà-nǒnค้างคาkáang-kaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoทำtamให้การhâi-gaanเดินทางลำบากdəən-taang-lam-bàak
The road repair project has remained unfinished since last year, making travel difficult.
คดีká-diiนี้níiค้างคาkáang-kaaมานานmaa-naanจนjonชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเริ่มrə̂əmหมดmòtความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mân
This case has been left unresolved for so long that villagers are losing confidence.
การเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaค้างคาkáang-kaaอยู่yòoตรงdtrongเงื่อนไขngêuuan kăiสุดท้ายsùt táaiซึ่งsêungยังyangหาhăaข้อยุติkô yútร่วมกันrûuam ganไม่ได้mâi dâai
The negotiations are stuck unresolved at the final condition, for which no common resolution has been found.
พอpɔɔเงียบngîiapลงlongเราraoต่างdtàangรับรู้ถึงráp-rúu-tʉ̌ngความkwaamค้างคาkáang-kaaที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamใดdaiอธิบายà-tí-baaiได้dâai
Once it grew quiet, we both sensed the unresolved weight that no words could explain.
2VerbB1
[to] remain unresolved; be left hanging
to stay unfinished or unsettled so that the matter remains pending
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardค้างคาkáang-kaaค้างคาkáang-kaa1unresolved; unfinished2[to] remain unresolved; be left hangingเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำต่อtam-dtɔ̀ɔทำต่อtam-dtɔ̀ɔ[to] continue; [to] carry onพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
This task is still unfinished; we have to continue tomorrow.
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โครงการkroong-gaanค้างคาkáang-kaaอยู่yùuเพราะprɔ́รอrɔɔอนุมัติà-nú-mátจากjàakผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan
The project remains pending because it is waiting for approval from the management.
การเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaค้างคาkáang-kaaมาmaaหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaจนjonทุกคนtúk-konเริ่มrə̂əmกังวลgang-wonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกำหนดส่งgam-nòt-sòng
The negotiations have remained unfinished for weeks, and everyone is starting to worry about the deadline.
ถ้าtâaเราraoปล่อยbplɔ̀iประเด็นbprà-denนี้níiให้hâiค้างคาkáang-kaaต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiโอกาสoo-gàatในnaiการแก้ไขปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi-bpan-hǎaอาจàatยิ่งyîngลดลงlót-long
If we let this matter remain pending, the chances of solving the problem may decrease further.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
káang
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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
ค้างkáangค้างkáang1[to] stay over; spend the night2[to] remain; be left over3[to be] overdue; outstanding4[to] remain suspended; be stuck in position5[to] freeze; stop responding[to] stay over; spend the nightPart 1
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คาkaaคาkaa1[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodged2left stuck; left pending[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodgedPart 2
ค้างคาkáang-kaaค้างคาkáang-kaaunresolved; unfinishedunresolved; unfinishedWord