หัวเข่า
hǔua-kàoMeaning
1NounA1
knee (joint)
the joint between the thigh and the lower leg
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔuaปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔua1[to] have a headache; one’s head aches2troublesome; mentally exhausting (figurative)เข่าkàoเข่าkàokneeหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
My knee hurts after running for a long time.
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She sat with her legs folded and placed her hands on her knee.
Yesterday he fell and hit his knee on the ground.
หมอmɔ̌ɔบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiยืดกล้ามเนื้อyʉ̂ʉt-glâam-nʉ́ʉaรอบrɔ̂ɔpหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเล่นกีฬาlên-gii-laaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการgaanเจ็บjèp
The doctor said to stretch the muscles around the knee before playing sports to prevent injury.
When I fell, I scraped the front of my knee and it stung a lot.
When I fell while running, a rock scraped the front of my knee and it stung.
หมอmŏrแตะdtàeที่têeหัวเข่าhŭua kàoเบาๆbao baoเพื่อpêuuaตรวจดูdtrùuat dooว่าwâaกระดูกgrà-dòokสะบ้าsà-bâaเคลื่อนklêuuanไหมmăi
The doctor gently touched the front of my knee to check if the kneecap had shifted.
เขาkǎoเอาaoแผ่นpɛ̀nประคบเย็นbprà-kóp-yenโปะbpòที่tîiหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoเพราะprɔ́สะบ้าsà-bâaถูกtùukกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkตอนdtɔɔnเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔn
He put a cold compress on the front of his knee because his kneecap got hit while playing soccer.
นักบาสnák-bàatพันpanเทปtêepที่tîiหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoไว้wáiแน่นnɛ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพยุงpá-yungสะบ้าsà-bâaไม่ให้mâi-hâiสั่นไหวsàn-wǎiเวลาwee-laaลงlongน้ำหนักnám-nàk
The basketball player tightly tapes the front of the knee to support the kneecap so it doesn't wobble when bearing weight.
หมอmɔ̌ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอย่าyàaกดแรงgòt-rɛɛngตรงdtrongหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoเพราะprɔ́กระดูกgrà-dùukนูนnuunตรงนี้dtrong-níiคือkʉʉกระดูกgrà-dùukสะบ้าsà-bâa
The doctor said not to press hard on the knee here, because this bump is the kneecap.
เวลาwee-laaใส่sàiสนับเข่าsà-nàp-kàoควรkuuanจัดให้jàt-hâiครอบkrɔ̂ɔpหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoพอดีpɔɔ-diiไม่ให้mâi-hâiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanลงมาlong-maaปิดbpìtหน้าแข้งnâa-kɛ̂ɛng
When wearing a knee guard, you should position it to cover the kneecap properly, so it doesn't slip down over the shin.
นักวิ่งnák-wîngหลายคนlǎai-konจะjàติดdtìtเทปtêepพยุงpá-yungบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoด้านหน้าdâan-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการกระแทกgaan-grà-tɛ̂ɛkที่tîiกระดูกgrà-dùukสะบ้าsà-bâaขณะkà-nàซ้อมหนักsɔ́ɔm-nàk
Many runners tape the front of the knee to protect the kneecap from impact during intense training.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǔua
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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หัวเข่าhǔua-kàoหัวเข่าhǔua-kàoknee (joint)knee (joint)Word