ง่ามขา
ngâam-kǎaMeaning
1NounB2
crotch; groin
The area of the human body between the legs where they join the torso.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerง่ามขาngâam-kǎaง่ามขาngâam-kǎacrotch; groinตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesเล่นฟุตบอลlên-fút-bɔɔnเล่นฟุตบอลlên-fút-bɔɔn[to] play football; [to] play soccerเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ถนัดtà-nàtถนัดtà-nàt1dominant (hand/side)2skilled; proficient; adept3[to] be comfortable with; prefer using4clearly; distinctly
He hurt his groin while playing football, so he can't walk properly.
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กางเกงgaang-geengตัวdtuuaนี้níiมันmanรัดrátตรงง่ามdtrong-ngâamขาkǎaเกินไปgəən-bpaiใส่sàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoอึดอัดʉ̀t-àtมากmâak
These pants are too tight in the crotch area, they're very uncomfortable to wear.
นักวิ่งมาราธอนnák-wîng-maa-raa-tɔɔnบางคนbaang-konอาจàatประสบbprà-sòpปัญหาผิวbpan-hǎa-pǐuหนังnǎngเสียดสีsìiat-sǐiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenง่ามขาngâam-kǎaจากjàakการวิ่งgaan-wîngระยะไกลrá-yá-glai
Some marathon runners might experience skin chafing in their groin area from long-distance running.
อาการaa-gaanผื่นคันpʉ̀ʉn-kanที่tîiง่ามขาngâam-kǎaสามารถsǎa-mâatเกิดgə̀ətได้dâaiจากjàakหลายlǎaiสาเหตุsǎa-hèetเช่นchênความkwaamอับชื้นàp-chʉ́ʉnหรือrʉ̌ʉการติดเชื้อราgaan-dtìt-chʉ́ʉa-raa
An itchy rash in the groin area can be caused by many factors, such as dampness or a fungal infection.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngâam
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ง่ามngâamง่ามngâamforked part; crotch; V-shaped junctionforked part; crotch; V-shaped junctionPart 1
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ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 2
ง่ามขาngâam-kǎaง่ามขาngâam-kǎacrotch; groincrotch; groinWord