ต้นขา
dtôn-kǎaMeaning
1NounA2
thigh; upper leg
the upper part of the leg between the hip and the knee; by extension, the thigh portion of animal meat (e.g., chicken thigh)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรอยสักrɔɔi-sàkรอยสักrɔɔi-sàktattooที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต้นขาdtôn-kǎaต้นขาdtôn-kǎathigh; upper legขวาkwǎaขวาkwǎa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3right; to the right4right-wing; rightist
He has a tattoo on his right thigh.
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ฉันchǎnปวดbpùuatกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaต้นขาdtôn-kǎaหลังจากlǎng-jàakไปbpaiวิ่งwîngมาmaaเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan
My thigh muscles are sore after I went running yesterday.
This evening, mom will make fried chicken thighs for us to eat.
นักปั่นจักรยานnák-bpàn-jàk-grà-yaanมักจะmák-jàมีmiiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaต้นขาdtôn-kǎaที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngมากmâak
Cyclists usually have very strong thigh muscles.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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
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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
ต้นขาdtôn-kǎaต้นขาdtôn-kǎathigh; upper legthigh; upper legWord