หางขาด
hǎang-kàatMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
tail missing
having a tail that is cut off or missing
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatจรjɔɔnจรjɔɔn1[to] go; depart (literary)2[to] travel; roam (literary)3wandering; itinerant; nonregularตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]หางขาดhǎang-kàatหางขาดhǎang-kàat1tail missing2[to] lose one’s tail3truncated; missing the endดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเหมือนเคยmʉ̌ʉan-kəəiเหมือนเคยmʉ̌ʉan-kəəias usualได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetaccident; mishap
That stray cat has a missing tail; it looks like it once had an accident.
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สุนัขsù-nákที่tîiรับมาráp-maaอุปการะù-bpà-gaa-ráหางขาดhǎang-kàatแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangร่าเริงrâa-rəəngและlɛ́เป็นมิตรbpen-mítกับgàpทุกคนtúk-kon
The dog we adopted has a cut-off tail, but it's still cheerful and friendly to everyone.
ปลาทองbplaa-tɔɔngตัวdtuuaนี้níiหางขาดhǎang-kàatทำให้tam-hâiว่ายน้ำwâai-náamได้dâaiไม่mâiสมดุลsǒm-dunเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanตัวdtuuaอื่นʉ̀ʉn
This goldfish has a missing tail, causing it to swim less balanced than the others.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kว่าwâaกิ้งก่าgîng-gàaหางขาดhǎang-kàatที่tîiพบpópในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuป่าbpàaมีmiiอัตราàt-dtraaการเอาตัวรอดgaan-ao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtต่ำกว่าdtàm-gwàaตัวdtuuaที่tîiหางhǎangสมบูรณ์sǒm-buun
Researchers recorded that tailless lizards found in the reforested area had lower survival rates than those with intact tails.
2VerbB1
[to] lose one’s tail
for an animal’s tail to be cut off or to come off
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)รถชนrót-chonรถชนrót-chon1car crash; collision2[to] crash; collide (of a vehicle)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหางขาดhǎang-kàatหางขาดhǎang-kàat1tail missing2[to] lose one’s tail3truncated; missing the endเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngowner; proprietorพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctorทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Yesterday the dog was hit by a car and its tail came off, so the owner took it to the vet immediately.
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ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongเล่าlâoว่าwâaปลาbplaaตัวนั้นdtuua-nánถูกtùukฉลามchà-lǎamกัดgàtจนjonหางขาดhǎang-kàatแล้วlɛ́ɛoหนีรอดnǐi-rɔ̂ɔtมาmaaได้dâai
The fisherman said that fish had its tail bitten off by a shark and still managed to escape.
นกnókตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngติดกับดักdtìt-gàp-dàkพยายามpá-yaa-yaamดิ้นdînจนjonหางขาดhǎang-kàatแล้วจึงlɛ́ɛo-jʉngบินbinหนีไปnǐi-bpai
A bird got caught in a trap, struggled until its tail came off, and then flew away.
จิ้งจกjîng-jòkปล่อยตัวbplɔ̀i-dtuuaจากjàakมือmʉʉเด็กdèkด้วยdûuaiการgaanสลัดsà-làtจนjonหางขาดhǎang-kàatเป็นbpenการเอาตัวรอดgaan-ao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtตามdtaamสัญชาตญาณsǎn-châat-dtà-yaan
The gecko freed itself from the child’s hand by shedding its tail as an instinctive survival tactic.
3AdjectiveB2
truncated; missing the end
lacking the tail or end portion; cut short (literal or figurative)
Examples
ตั๋วdtǔuaตั๋วdtǔua1ticket; pass2you (Northern Thai; familiar)3certificate; voucher4classifier: ใบ5promissory note; draftที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉีกchìikฉีกchìik1[to] tear; rip2[to] tear open3[to] break with; go against (figurative)เก็บไว้gèp-wáiเก็บไว้gèp-wái1[to] keep [sth]; put [sth] away; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] save/store [data/files]3[to] keep [sth] to oneself; not reveal (feelings/info)ดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2darn; shoot (mild exclamation)3[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward4[to] push up; drive up [prices, levels, etc.]5happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)หางขาดhǎang-kàatหางขาดhǎang-kàat1tail missing2[to] lose one’s tail3truncated; missing the endทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)วันที่wan-tîiวันที่wan-tîicalendar date; specific day of a monthไม่ชัดmâi-chátไม่ชัดmâi-chát1unclear; indistinct2unclearly; indistinctly
The ticket stub was cut short at the end, making the date hard to read.
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สายชาร์จsǎai-cháatเส้นsênนี้níiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanหางขาดhǎang-kàatใช้cháiไปbpaiสักพักsàk-pákสัญญาณsǎn-yaanก็gɔ̂หลุดlùt
This charging cable is like it’s cut short at the end; after a while the connection drops.
รายงานraai-ngaanสรุปsà-rùpถูกtùukส่งออกsòng-ɔ̀ɔkมาmaaแบบbɛ̀ɛpหางขาดhǎang-kàatข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunบทสรุปbòt-sà-rùpท้ายtáaiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanหายไปhǎai-bpai
The summary report came out cut short; the concluding information at the end was missing.
เรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoถูกtùukตัดจบdtàt-jòpแบบbɛ̀ɛpหางขาดhǎang-kàatผู้อ่านpûu-àanเลยləəiไม่mâiเข้าใจประเด็นkâo-jai-bprà-denที่tîiควรจะkuuan-jàปิดท้ายbpìt-táai
The story ended abruptly, cut short, so readers couldn’t grasp the point that should have wrapped it up.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎang
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
หางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailstail (of an animal)Part 1
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ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed[to] lack; be withoutPart 2
หางขาดhǎang-kàatหางขาดhǎang-kàattail missingtail missingWord