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mân kong

Meanings

1NounB1

stable; steady

firm, not easily changing or shaking; physically or figuratively steady

Examples

เก้าอี้gâo îเก้าอี้gâo îchairตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)วางอยู่waang yòoวางอยู่waang yòo[to] be placed; [to] lie (somewhere)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นอย่างpéun yàangพื้นอย่างpéun yàang1base model; basic spec2basic; base-trim (as modifier)มั่นคงmân kongมั่นคงmân kong1stable; steady2secure (finance/job/state)3stability; securityไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โยกyôhkโยกyôhk1[to] shake; rock; sway2[to] transfer; reassign (job/role); relocate3[to] loosen; wobble; make unstableเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This chair sits firmly on the floor; it doesn’t wobble at all.
2NounB1

secure (finance/job/state)

financially or institutionally sound and reliable; unlikely to collapse or fail

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)การเงินgaan-ngernการเงินgaan-ngern1finance; financial matters2finances (personal/organizational)ค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyมั่นคงmân kongมั่นคงmân kong1stable; steady2secure (finance/job/state)3stability; securityจ่ายเงินjàai ngernจ่ายเงินjàai ngern1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay outเดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2monthตรงเวลาdtrong way-laaตรงเวลาdtrong way-laa1punctual; on time2on time (adv.)
This company is financially quite stable and pays salaries on time.
3NounB2

stability; security

the quality of being stable or secure (often in political, economic, or personal contexts)

Examples

หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)หวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count on3to hope for (something)จะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)รายได้raai dâiรายได้raai dâi1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsที่มั่นคงtêe mân kongที่มั่นคงtêe mân kongstable; secureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofวางแผนwaang păenวางแผนwaang păen1[to] plan2[to] plan; strategizeอนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospectsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)
Many families hope to have stable income to plan their children's future.