น่าขำ
nâa-kǎmMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
funny; laughable
causing amusement or laughter; funny or laughable.
Examples
ท่าทางtâa-taangท่าทางtâa-taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]น่าขำnâa-kǎmน่าขำnâa-kǎmfunny; laughableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That cat's posture is very funny.
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He told a joke, it was really funny.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเขาkǎoลื่นล้มlʉ̂ʉn-lómท่าtâaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoน่าขำnâa-kǎmจนjonทุกคนtúk-konหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́
When he slipped and fell, his pose was so laughable that everyone laughed.
มันmanน่าขำnâa kămนะnáที่têeเขาkăoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamโกหกgoh-hòkทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeเราraoรู้rúuความจริงkwaam jingอยู่แล้วyòo láew
It's laughable that he tried to lie, even though we already knew the truth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is น่าขำ said น่า-ขัม?
nâa-kǎm
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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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น่าขำnâa-kǎmน่าขำnâa-kǎmfunny; laughablefunny; laughableWord