ยากแค้น
yâak-kɛ́ɛnMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
destitute; impoverished
to be in a state of extreme poverty and hardship; destitute.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtoo1to grow (physically/mentally)2to grow/expand (economy/organization)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยากแค้นyâak-kɛ́ɛnยากแค้นyâak-kɛ́ɛndestitute; impoverishedจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)
He grew up in a destitute family, so he has had to work hard since he was a child.
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ในอดีตnai-à-dìitชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiหลายlǎaiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiยากแค้นyâak-kɛ́ɛnและlɛ́ขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnอาหารaa-hǎan
In the past, villagers in many areas had to face a destitute life and food shortages.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสะท้อนภาพsà-tɔ́ɔn-pâapชีวิตchii-wítอันanยากแค้นyâak-kɛ́ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konในnaiสลัมsà-lǎmได้dâaiอย่างyàangสมจริงsǒm-jing
This novel realistically reflects the destitute lives of people in the slums.
ภาวะสงครามpaa-wá-sǒng-kraamทำให้tam-hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสภาพsà-pâapที่tîiยากแค้นyâak-kɛ́ɛnแสนสาหัสsɛ̌ɛn-sǎa-hàtและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngดิ้นรนdîn-ronเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความอยู่รอดkwaam-yùu-rɔ̂ɔt
The state of war caused the populace to fall into a state of extreme destitution, having to struggle for survival.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 1
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แค้นkɛ́ɛnแค้นkɛ́ɛn1grudge; deep resentment2[to] resent deeply; [to] bear a grudgegrudge; deep resentmentPart 2
ยากแค้นyâak-kɛ́ɛnยากแค้นyâak-kɛ́ɛndestitute; impoverisheddestitute; impoverishedWord