น้ำแรง
náam-rɛɛngMeaning
1NounB1
effort; labor; exertion
physical strength or effort expended in working or accomplishing something
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanbicycle; bikeคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooน้ำพักน้ำแรงnáam-pák-náam-rɛɛngน้ำพักน้ำแรงnáam-pák-náam-rɛɛngone’s own hard work; fruits of one’s laborของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
I bought this bicycle with money I earned myself.
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บ้านbâanหลังlǎngนี้níiสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nด้วยdûuaiน้ำแรงnáam-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngพ่อpɔ̂ɔที่tîiทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpii
This house was built through my father's years of hard work.
แม่mɛ̂ɛภูมิใจpuum-jaiที่tîiส่งsòngลูกlûukเรียนriianจนjonจบjòpได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiน้ำพักน้ำแรงnáam-pák-náam-rɛɛngของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Mom is proud that her own hard work enabled her to put her children through school.
แม้mɛ́ɛร้านนี้ráan-níiจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangร้านráanเล็กlékแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnเพราะprɔ́สร้างsâangมาmaaด้วยdûuaiน้ำพักน้ำแรงnáam-pák-náam-rɛɛngไม่ใช่mâi-châiเงินngənที่tîiใครkraiหยิบยื่นyìp-yʉ̂ʉnให้hâi
Although it is only a small shop, he treasures it because he built it through his own hard work, not with money someone handed him.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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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แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)strong; intense; severePart 2
น้ำแรงnáam-rɛɛngน้ำแรงnáam-rɛɛngeffort; labor; exertioneffort; labor; exertionWord