ค้ำฟ้า
kám-fáaMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
towering; sky-high
Extremely tall, as if propping up the sky; towering.
Examples
มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerไปทางไหนbpai-taang-nǎiไปทางไหนbpai-taang-nǎiwhich way?ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตึกสูงdtʉ̀k-sǔungตึกสูงdtʉ̀k-sǔunghigh‑rise; tall buildingค้ำฟ้าkám-fáaค้ำฟ้าkám-fáa1towering; sky-high2[to] tower; [to] prop up the skyเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
Whichever way you look, you only see towering skyscrapers everywhere.
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ในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kมีmiiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiอายุaa-yúหลายlǎaiร้อยปีrɔ́ɔi-bpiiสูงsǔungค้ำฟ้าkám-fáa
In the deep forest, there are hundred-year-old trees that are toweringly tall.
เมื่อก่อนmêuua gònแถวนี้tăeo néeเป็นbpenทุ่งนาtûng naaโล่งๆlôhng lôhngแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeกลับglàpมีmeeเสาส่งสัญญาณsăo sòng săn-yaanสูงsŏongค้ำฟ้าkám fáaตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoแทนtaen
This area used to be open rice fields, but now there's a towering transmission tower standing here instead.
เจดีย์โบราณjee-dii-boo-raanที่สูงtîi-sǔungค้ำฟ้าkám-fáaองค์ongนี้níiเป็นbpenสถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamที่tîiน่าทึ่งnâa-tʉ̂ngมากmâak
This towering ancient pagoda is a very stunning piece of architecture.
2VerbC1
[to] tower; [to] prop up the sky
To be so tall as to seem to support the sky; to tower over.
Examples
ตึกระฟ้าdtʉ̀k-rá-fáaตึกระฟ้าdtʉ̀k-rá-fáaa very tall building; skyscraperหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)สูงใหญ่sǔung-yàiสูงใหญ่sǔung-yài1tall and big (person's build)2tall and large; imposing (things)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ค้ำฟ้าkám-fáaค้ำฟ้าkám-fáa1towering; sky-high2[to] tower; [to] prop up the skyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกลางใจเมืองglaang-jai-mʉʉangกลางใจเมืองglaang-jai-mʉʉang1city center; downtown; heart of the city2right in the city center (locative use)
That skyscraper is so tall and massive it seems to tower over the heart of the city.
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เทือกเขาหิมาลัยtʉ̂ʉak-kǎo-hì-maa-laiทอดตัวtɔ̂ɔt-dtuuaยาวyaaoและlɛ́มีmiiหลายlǎaiยอดyɔ̂ɔtที่tîiสูงตระหง่านsǔung-dtrà-ngàanราวกับraao-gàpจะjàค้ำฟ้าkám-fáa
The Himalayan mountain range stretches far, with many majestic peaks that seem to prop up the sky.
ปราสาทหินbpraa-sàat hĭnโบราณboh-raanแม้máeจะjàผุพังpù pangไปตามbpai dtaamกาลเวลาgaan way-laaแต่dtàeยอดyôtปรางค์bpraangที่têeยังyangหลงเหลือlŏng lĕuuaก็gâwยังคงyang kongค้ำฟ้าkám fáaท้าทายtáa-taaiแดดdàetฝนfŏnอย่างyàangทระนงtó-rá-nong
The ancient stone sanctuary, though weathered by time, its remaining prang still proudly towers over everything, defying the sun and rain.
อำนาจam-nâatและlɛ́บารมีbaa-rá-miiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแผ่ไพศาลpɛ̀ɛ-pai-sǎanดุจdùtขุนเขาkǔn-kǎoที่tîiค้ำฟ้าkám-fáaไม่มีmâi-miiผู้ใดpûu-daiอาจหาญàat-hǎanทัดเทียมtát-tiiam
His power and influence spread wide like a mountain that propped up the sky; no one dared to challenge him.
Tones
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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
kám
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
ค้ำkámค้ำkám1[to] prop; brace; support (from below)2[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwrite[to] prop; brace; support (from below)Part 1
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ค้ำฟ้าkám-fáaค้ำฟ้าkám-fáatowering; sky-hightowering; sky-highWord