นายโขลง

naai-klǒong

Meaning

1NounC2

leader of an elephant herd; dominant bull elephant

a male elephant that leads a herd of elephants

Examples

เจ้าหน้าที่อุทยานjâao-nâa-tîi-ùt-tá-yaanเจ้าหน้าที่อุทยานjâao-nâa-tîi-ùt-tá-yaanpark ranger; park officerสังเกตเห็นsǎng-gèet-hěnสังเกตเห็นsǎng-gèet-hěn[to] notice; spot; become aware ofนายโขลงnaai-klǒongนายโขลงnaai-klǒongleader of an elephant herd; dominant bull elephantกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesนำทางnam-taangนำทางnam-taang1[to] guide; lead the way2[to] navigate; give directions3[to] guide (figurative)โขลงช้างklǒong-cháangโขลงช้างklǒong-cháangelephant herdป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náam1water source; water supply2water body
The park rangers noticed the lead male elephant guiding the herd of wild elephants to forage at the water source.
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Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

naai

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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นายโขลงnaai-klǒongนายโขลงnaai-klǒongleader of an elephant herd; dominant bull elephantleader of an elephant herd; dominant bull elephantWord