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nók-yaangMeaning
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heron; egret
A wading bird of the heron family, typically with long legs, a long neck, and a pointed bill, that feeds on fish and other small animals in or near water.
Examples
นกยางnók-yaangนกยางnók-yaangheron; egretยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùu[to] be standing; stand (continuously)ริมคลองrim-klɔɔngริมคลองrim-klɔɔng1by/along the canal2canal-side; beside a canal3canal-side; canal bankและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)คอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyจับปลาjàp-bplaaจับปลาjàp-bplaa[to] catch fishตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)
A heron stands beside the canal, waiting to catch small fish to eat.
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พอpɔɔเราraoเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiใกล้glâiนกยางnók-yaangที่tîiกำลังgam-langจับปลาjàp-bplaaอยู่yùuริมrimบ่อbɔ̀ɔก็gɔ̂บินbinหนีไปnǐi-bpai
When we walked closer, the heron that was catching fish at the edge of the pond flew away.
นกยางnók yaangค่อยkôiๆ-ย่องyôngไปbpaiในnaiน้ำตื้นnám dtêunก่อนจะgòn jàใช้cháiปากbpàakแหลมlăemยาวyaaoฉกchòkปลาbplaaที่têeว่ายwâaiผ่านมาpàan maa
The heron slowly stalks through the shallow water before snatching a passing fish with its long, pointed bill.
หากhàakพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chûm-náamถูกtùukถมtǒmจนหมดjon-mòtนกยางnók-yaangที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiปลาbplaaและlɛ́สัตว์น้ำsàt-náamขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hǎanก็gɔ̂จะjàสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaแหล่งหากินlɛ̀ng-hǎa-gin
If the wetlands are completely filled in, herons that feed on fish and small aquatic animals will lose their feeding grounds.
Tones
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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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ยางyaangยางyaang1rubber (material)2tire; tyre3latex; sap4rubber band (colloq.)5para rubber tree6resin; gum (botany)rubber (material)Part 2
นกยางnók-yaangนกยางnók-yaangheron; egretheron; egretWord