นกเขน
nók-kěenMeaning
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magpie-robin
a magpie-robin, a small black-and-white songbird found in Asia
Examples
ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneนกเขนnók-kěenนกเขนnók-kěenmagpie-robinร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
Every morning I hear a magpie-robin singing in front of my house.
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The magpie-robin has black and white feathers that look very distinct.
นักดูนกnák-duu-nókพยายามpá-yaa-yaamถ่ายภาพtàai-pâapนกเขนnók-kěenที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuบนbonกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiสูงsǔungในnaiป่าbpàa
The birdwatcher tried to take a picture of the magpie-robin perched on a high branch in the forest.
นกเขนnók-kěenเป็นbpenนกnókที่tîiปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaเก่งgèngและlɛ́มักจะmák-jàพบpópได้dâaiตามdtaamสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náในnaiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yài
The magpie-robin is an adaptable bird and can often be found in parks in large cities.
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 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 | — | — |