ค้างคาว
káang-kaaoMeaning
1NounA2
bat (flying mammal)
A nocturnal flying mammal that navigates and hunts mainly using echolocation; includes many species.
Examples
ตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoค้างคาวkáang-kaaoค้างคาวkáang-kaaobat (flying mammal)บินออกมาbin-ɔ̀ɔk-maaบินออกมาbin-ɔ̀ɔk-maa[to] fly out (towards the speaker)หาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎan[to] look for food; [to] forage
At night bats fly out to find food.
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ผมpǒmเห็นhěnค้างคาวkáang-kaaoนอนnɔɔnห้อยhɔ̂ɔiหัวhǔuaอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiหลังคาlǎng-kaaวัดwátเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháo
I saw bats hanging upside down under the temple roof this morning.
ค้างคาวkáang-kaaoใช้cháiเสียงสะท้อนsǐiang-sà-tɔ́ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตามหาdtaam-hǎaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaเช่นchênแมลงmá-lɛɛngที่tîiบินbinอยู่ในyùu-naiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
Bats use echolocation to locate prey, such as insects flying in the dark.
แม้mɛ́ɛค้างคาวkáang-kaaoจะเป็นjà-bpenสัตว์sàtหากินhǎa-ginกลางคืนglaang-kʉʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumแมลงmá-lɛɛngและlɛ́ผสมpà-sǒmเกสรgee-sɔ̌ɔnพืชpʉ̂ʉtบางชนิดbaang-chá-nít
Even though bats are nocturnal, they play an important role in controlling insects and pollinating certain plants.
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 responding6trellis; support for climbing plants[to] stay over; spend the nightPart 1
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คาวkaaoคาวkaao1fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meat2sordid; scandalous; tainted (figurative)fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meatPart 2
ค้างคาวkáang-kaaoค้างคาวkáang-kaaobat (flying mammal)bat (flying mammal)Word