นกเหิน
nók-hə̌ənMeaning
1NounC1
soaring/gliding bird (poetic)
A bird in the act of soaring or gliding in the air; a literary/poetic way to refer to a bird in flight, not a specific species name.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔng[to] sit and look; [to] sit and watchนกเหินnók-hə̌ənนกเหินnók-hə̌ənsoaring/gliding bird (poetic)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สงบsà-ngòpสงบsà-ngòp1calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet2to become calm; subside; quiet down3[to] quell; pacify; suppress; bring to an end
I like to sit and watch birds gliding across the sky in the evening; it makes me feel peaceful.
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ภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngนกเหินnók-hə̌ənอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràบนbonท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yàiเป็นbpenแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiให้hâiฉันchǎnอยากyàakออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taang
The image of a bird soaring freely in the vast sky inspires me to want to travel.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบ่อยครั้งbɔ̀i-krángที่tîiภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngนกเหินnók-hə̌ənร่อนลมrɔ̂ɔn-lomถูกtùukใช้cháiเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแทนtɛɛnอิสรภาพìt-sà-rà-pâapและlɛ́ความปรารถนาkwaam-bpràat-tà-nǎaอันanไร้ขีดจำกัดrái-kìit-jam-gàt
In poetry, the image of a bird gliding on the wind is often used as a symbol for freedom and limitless desire.
จิตใจjìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinเปรียบดั่งbprìiap-dàngนกเหินnók-hə̌ənที่tîiโบยบินbooi-binไปbpaiในnaiแดนจินตนาการdɛɛn-jin-dtà-naa-gaanอย่างyàangไร้ráiพันธนาการpan-tá-naa-gaan
The artist's mind is like a soaring bird, flying unbound in the realm of imagination.
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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เหินhə̌ənเหินhə̌ən1[to] fly; soar; glide through the air2aloof; distant (figurative)[to] fly; soar; glide through the airPart 2
นกเหินnók-hə̌ənนกเหินnók-hə̌ənsoaring/gliding bird (poetic)soaring/gliding bird (poetic)Word