นขา
ná-kǎaMeaning
1NounC2
nail; claw (literary)
A fingernail, toenail, or animal's claw; used in literary or poetic language.
Examples
นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)บรรจงban-jongบรรจงban-jong1careful; meticulous; delicate2carefully; meticulouslyแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmแต้มdtɛ̂ɛm1point; score; tally2dot; speck; spot3[to] dot; dab; apply a small amountสีชาดsǐi-châatสีชาดsǐi-châat1vermilion; bright red-orange color2vermilion pigment; vermilion paintลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)นขาná-kǎaนขาná-kǎanail; claw (literary)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerยกมือyók-mʉʉยกมือyók-mʉʉ[to] raise one's handขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)พินิจpí-nítพินิจpí-nít[to] examine; [to] consider carefullyด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความพอใจkwaam-pɔɔ-jaiความพอใจkwaam-pɔɔ-jai1satisfaction; contentment2preference; liking
She carefully painted her fingernails crimson, then raised her hand to admire them with satisfaction.
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พยัคฆ์pá-yákตะปบdtà-bpòpเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaด้วยdûuaiนขาná-kǎaอันanแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-komแล้วlɛ́ɛoลาlaaกร่างgràangที่tîiแน่นิ่งnɛ̂ɛ-nîngหายhǎaiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเงาngaoป่าbpàa
The tiger struck its prey with its sharp claws, then dragged the motionless body into the shadows of the forest.
นางnaangกำมือgam-mʉʉแน่นnɛ̂nจนjonนขาná-kǎaจิกjìkลงในlong-naiฝ่ามือfàa-mʉʉราวกับraao-gàpจะjàข่มkòmความkwaamหวั่นไหวwàn-wǎiมิให้mí-hâiผู้ใดpûu-daiล่วงรู้lûuang-rúu
She clenched her fists until her fingernails dug into her palms, as though trying to suppress her unease so that no one would notice.
นขาná-kǎaที่tîiเคยkəəiแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmสีชาดsǐi-châatบัดนี้bàt-níiแตกdtɛ̀ɛkบิ่นbìnจากjàakการgaanกรำงานgram-ngaanราวกับraao-gàpวันคืนwan-kʉʉnอันanรันทดran-tótได้dâaiกัดกร่อนgàt-grɔ̀ɔnความงามkwaam-ngaamในอดีตnai-à-dìitจนjonเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangเงาngao
Her once-crimson fingernails were now chipped and broken from toil, as though the passing days of hardship had worn her former beauty down to a mere shadow.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นขา said นะ-ขา?
ná-kǎa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ná
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 | — | — |