หนักขา
nàk-kǎaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
heavy-legged; legs feel heavy
Having a sensation of heaviness or fatigue in the legs, making movement feel difficult.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หนักขาnàk-kǎaหนักขาnàk-kǎaheavy-legged; legs feel heavy
I walked a lot today. Now my legs feel heavy.
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การนั่งทำงานgaan nâng tam ngaanนานๆnaan naanโดยdoiไม่mâiลุกlúkไปไหนbpai năiเลยloieอาจàatทำให้tam hâiคุณkunรู้สึกrúu-sèukหนักขาnàk kăaและláeปวดเมื่อยbpùuat mêuuaiได้dâi
Sitting at work for a long time without getting up can make you feel heavy-legged and achy.
พอporเริ่มrêrmวิ่งมาราธอนwîng maa-raa-tonไปbpaiได้dâiครึ่งทางkrûng taangผมก็pŏm gôrเริ่มrêrmรู้สึกrúu-sèukหนักขาnàk kăaจนjonก้าวgâaoแทบtâepไม่mâiออกòk
After getting halfway through the marathon, I started to feel my legs getting so heavy I could barely take a step.
อาการaa-gaanหนักขาnàk-kǎaอาจàatเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngภาวะpaa-wáการไหลเวียนโลหิตgaan-lǎi-wiian-loo-hìtบกพร่องbòk-prɔ̂ɔngซึ่งsʉ̂ngไม่ควรmâi-kuuanปล่อยปละละเลยbplɔ̀i-bplà-lá-ləəi
The sensation of heavy legs could be a sign of poor blood circulation, which should not be ignored.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
nàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)heavy (weight)Part 1
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ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 2
หนักขาnàk-kǎaหนักขาnàk-kǎaheavy-legged; legs feel heavyheavy-legged; legs feel heavyWord