นกเป็ด
nók-bpètMeaning
1NounB2
teal; wild duck
a teal or a wild duck
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 asนกเป็ดnók-bpètนกเป็ดnók-bpètteal; wild duckหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureว่ายน้ำwâai-náamว่ายน้ำwâai-náam[to] swimอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]สระsàสระsà1pond; pool2vowel (Thai)3[to] wash hair; shampoo
I saw several wild ducks swimming in the pond.
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Dad took us to see the teals at Bueng Boraphet.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoฝูงfǔungนกเป็ดnók-bpètจะjàอพยพòp-pá-yópหนีnǐiความkwaamหนาวnǎaoมาmaaอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chûm-náamของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai
During winter, flocks of wild ducks migrate to escape the cold and live in the wetland areas of Thailand.
นักดูนกnák-duu-nókมักจะmák-jàนำnamกล้องส่องทางไกลglɔ̂ng-sɔ̀ɔng-taang-glaiมาmaaสังเกตsǎng-gèetพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngนกเป็ดnók-bpètในnaiแหล่งที่อยู่lɛ̀ng-tîi-yùuอาศัยaa-sǎiตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
Bird watchers usually bring binoculars to observe the behavior of teals in their natural habitat.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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นกเป็ดnók-bpètนกเป็ดnók-bpètteal; wild duckteal; wild duckWord