นกกระสา
nók-grà-sǎaMeaning
1NounB1
stork
a stork, a type of large, long-legged, long-necked wading bird with a long, stout bill.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนกกระสาnók-grà-sǎaนกกระสาnók-grà-sǎastorkตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]นาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice field
I saw a large stork walking in the rice field.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênมากmâakเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnฝูงfǔngนกกระสาnók grà-săaบินbinผ่านpàanหมู่บ้านmòo bâanเป็นbpenครั้งแรกkráng râek
The children were very excited when they saw a flock of storks fly over their village for the first time.
นกกระสาnók grà-săaเป็นbpenนกnókขาkăaยาวyaaoที่têeมักจะmák jàหาปลาhăa bplaaกินginตามdtaamแหล่งน้ำlàeng náamตื้นๆdtêun dtêun
Storks are long-legged birds that often hunt for fish in shallow water.
ในเชิงสัญลักษณ์nai-chəəng-sǎn-yá-lákนกกระสาnók-grà-sǎaมักmákถูกtùukเชื่อมโยงchʉ̂ʉam-yoongกับgàpการถือกำเนิดgaan-tʉ̌ʉ-gam-nə̀ətของkɔ̌ɔngทารกtaa-rókซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaที่tîiพบpópได้dâaiในnaiหลายlǎaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tam
Symbolically, the stork is often associated with the birth of a baby, a belief found in many cultures.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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
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นกกระสาnók-grà-sǎaนกกระสาnók-grà-sǎastorkstorkWord