นกแขวก
nók-kwɛ̀ɛkMeaning
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black-crowned night heron
a black-crowned night heron (a species of medium-sized heron)
Examples
เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)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 asนกแขวกnók-kwɛ̀ɛkนกแขวกnók-kwɛ̀ɛkblack-crowned night heronมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจับปลาjàp-bplaaจับปลาjàp-bplaa[to] catch fishอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toริมคลองrim-klɔɔngริมคลองrim-klɔɔng1by/along the canal2canal-side; beside a canal3canal-side; canal bankหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
Last night I saw a black-crowned night heron catching fish by the canal behind my house.
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นกแขวกnók-kwɛ̀ɛkเป็นbpenนกน้ำnók-náamที่tîiมักจะmák-jàออกหากินɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-ginในเวลากลางคืนnai-wee-laa-glaang-kʉʉnมากกว่าmâak-gwàaในเวลากลางวันnai-wee-laa-glaang-wan
The black-crowned night heron is a water bird that usually forages more at night than during the day.
บริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamกร่อยgrɔ̀ɔiและlɛ́ป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenแถบtɛ̀ɛpนี้níiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถิ่นอาศัยtìn-aa-sǎiที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngฝูงfǔungนกแขวกnók-kwɛ̀ɛk
The brackish water areas and mangrove forests in this region are considered important habitats for flocks of black-crowned night herons.
ลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèenของkɔ̌ɔngนกแขวกnók-kwɛ̀ɛkคือkʉʉมีตาmii-dtaaสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngจัดjàtและlɛ́มีขนmii-kǒnสีดำsǐi-damบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenกะgàหม่อมmɔ̀ɔmซึ่งsʉ̂ngตัดกับdtàt-gàpลำตัวlam-dtuuaสีเทาsǐi-tao
A distinctive feature of the black-crowned night heron is its bright red eyes and black plumage on the crown, which contrasts with its grey body.
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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วกwókวกwók1[to] turn back; double back2[to] digress; veer off-topic[to] turn back; double backPart 3
นกแขวกnók-kwɛ̀ɛkนกแขวกnók-kwɛ̀ɛkblack-crowned night heronblack-crowned night heronWord