บางเขน

baang-kěen

Meanings

1Proper nounA2

Bang Khen (district in Bangkok)

A district (khet) in Bangkok, Thailand.

2Proper nounB1

Bang Khen (KU Bang Khen Campus/area, informal)

Informal shorthand for the Bang Khen Campus of Kasetsart University and, by extension, the surrounding area.

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3Proper nounB2

Bang Khen (subdistrict in Nonthaburi)

A subdistrict (tambon) of Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province.

Examples

ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]บัตรประชาชนbàt-bprà-chaa-chonบัตรประชาชนbàt-bprà-chaa-chonnational ID card; citizen ID cardของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaระบุว่าrá-bù-wâa[to] specify that; [to] state thatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตำบลdtam-bonตำบลdtam-bon1subdistrict (administrative unit)2locality; place (dated/formal)บางเขนbaang-kěenบางเขนbaang-kěen1Bang Khen (district in Bangkok)2Bang Khen (KU Bang Khen Campus/area, informal)3Bang Khen (subdistrict in Nonthaburi)อำเภอเมืองam-pəə-mʉʉangอำเภอเมืองam-pəə-mʉʉangprovincial capital district; Mueang districtนนทบุรีnon-tá-bù-riiนนทบุรีnon-tá-bù-riiNonthaburi
The address on his ID card states that he resides in Bang Khen subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi district.
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Tones

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How the tone is decided

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

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

baang

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid 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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