ตาค้าง
dtaa-káangMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
wide-eyed; staring in amazement
Staring with the eyes wide open, especially because of shock, amazement, or intense fascination.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)ก้อนgônก้อนgôn1lump; chunk; clump2classifier: lumps/chunks3nodule; lump (medical)4lump sum (of money), as in เงินก้อนยักษ์yákยักษ์yák1giant-sized; huge2giant; ogre; yaksha (mythical being)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตาค้างdtaa káangตาค้างdtaa káang1wide-eyed; staring in amazement2wide awake; unable to sleep3with eyes fixed open or rolled upward
When the children saw the giant cake, they stared wide-eyed in amazement.
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นักมายากลnák-maa-yaa-gonทำtamเหรียญrǐianหายไปhǎai-bpaiต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaเราraoทุกคนtúk-konเลยləəiมองตาmɔɔng-dtaaค้างkáangด้วยdûuaiความประหลาดใจkwaam-bprà-làat-jai
The magician made a coin disappear right in front of us, so everyone stared wide-eyed in astonishment.
ฉันchǎnยืนyʉʉnตาค้างdtaa-káangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnราคาraa-kaaกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoเพราะprɔ́แพงกว่าpɛɛng-gwàaเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanทั้งtángเดือนdʉʉanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
I stood staring wide-eyed at the bag’s price because it cost more than my entire monthly salary.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaวาฬwaanโผล่ขึ้นมาplòo-kʉ̂n-maaใกล้glâiเรือrʉʉaเธอtəəก็gɔ̂มองตาmɔɔng-dtaaค้างkáangด้วยdûuaiความkwaamตื่นตะลึงdtʉ̀ʉn-dtà-lʉngจนjonลืมlʉʉmหยิบyìpกล้องglɔ̂ngที่tîiเตรียมมาdtriiam-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup
When a whale surfaced near the boat, she stared wide-eyed in awe and forgot to take out the camera she had brought.
2AdjectiveB1
wide awake; unable to sleep
Remaining wide awake and unable to fall asleep, for example because of excitement or a stimulant.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholกาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตาค้างdtaa-káangตาค้างdtaa-káang1wide-eyed; staring in amazement2wide awake; unable to sleep3with eyes fixed open or rolled upwardจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
Last night I drank coffee and couldn't sleep until morning.
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คืนkʉʉnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินทางdəən-taangฉันchǎnตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênจนjonตาค้างdtaa-káangกว่าจะgwàa-jàหลับlàpก็gɔ̂ตีสามdtii-sǎam
The night before the trip, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep. I didn't fall asleep until three in the morning.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàปิดไฟbpìt-faiแล้วlɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangตาค้างdtaa-káangเพราะprɔ́มัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛคิดkítเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaan
Even after turning off the lights, I was still wide awake because I kept thinking about work.
ช่วงchûuangที่tîiรอrɔɔผลpǒnสัมภาษณ์งานsǎm-pâat-ngaanฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàตาค้างdtaa-káangอยู่yùuจนดึกjon-dʉ̀kทั้งที่táng-tîiร่างกายrâang-gaaiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiและlɛ́อยากyàakพักpákเต็มทีdtem-tii
While waiting to hear back about my job interview, I often lay awake until late, even though I was physically exhausted and badly needed rest.
3AdjectiveB2
with eyes fixed open or rolled upward
Having the eyes remain fixed open or rolled upward without returning to their normal position.
Examples
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang têeระหว่างที่rá-wàang têewhile; during the time thatชักchákชักchák1[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)2[to] raise/lower (a flag, blinds)3[to] begin to; start to4[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch5seizure; convulsion (episode)6[to] draw up (liquid into a syringe)7[to] withdraw; [to] pull backเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ตาค้างdtaa káangตาค้างdtaa káang1wide-eyed; staring in amazement2wide awake; unable to sleep3with eyes fixed open or rolled upwardลูกตาlôok dtaaลูกตาlôok dtaaeyeballเหลือlĕuuaเหลือlĕuua1[to] be left; remain; have [sth] left2[to] be left over; be surplus3[to] be beyond; exceed (in set phrases: เหลือเชื่อ, เหลือทน, เหลือกำลัง)กgขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionรถพยาบาลrót pá-yaa-baanรถพยาบาลrót pá-yaa-baanambulance
During the seizure, the child's eyes rolled upward and stayed fixed, so the mother immediately called an ambulance.
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ชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánนอนnɔɔnหมดสติmòt-sà-dtìและlɛ́ตาค้างdtaa-káangไม่mâiกะพริบgà-prípหรือrʉ̌ʉกลอกตาglɔ̀ɔk-dtaaเลยləəi
The man lay unconscious with his eyes fixed open, neither blinking nor moving them.
หลังlăngได้รับdâi rápยาyaaผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiมีmeeอาการaa-gaanตาค้างdtaa káangลูกตาlôok dtaaเหลือlĕuuaกgขึ้นkêunและláeไม่mâiกลับมาglàp maaอยู่yòoในตำแหน่งnai dtam-nàengปกติbpòk-gà-dtìแพทย์pâetจึงjeungรีบrêepประเมินbprà-mernอาการaa-gaan
After receiving the medication, the patient's eyes rolled upward and remained fixed instead of returning to their normal position, so the doctor promptly assessed the symptoms.
แม้mɛ́ɛผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmรู้สึกตัวrúu-sʉ̀k-dtuuaแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangตาค้างdtaa-káangและlɛ́ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatกลอกตาglɔ̀ɔk-dtaaกลับมาglàp-maaอยู่yùuในตำแหน่งnai-dtam-nɛ̀ngปกติbpòk-gà-dtìได้dâai
Although the patient was beginning to regain consciousness, their eyes remained fixed and they could not move them back to their normal position.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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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 2
ตาค้างdtaa-káangตาค้างdtaa-káangwide-eyed; staring in amazementwide-eyed; staring in amazementWord