หางตา
hǎang-dtaaMeaning
1NounB1
outer corner of the eye
the outer corner of the eye.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)แวบwâepแวบwâep1[to] flash; appear briefly; dart2briefly; in a flashๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหางตาhăang dtaaหางตาhăang dtaaouter corner of the eye
I saw something flash at the corner of my eye.
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He has small wrinkles at the corners of his eyes when he smiles.
ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngคนkonนั้นnánเขียนkǐianอายไลเนอร์aai-lai-nə̂əตวัดdtà-wàtขึ้นตรงkʉ̂n-dtrongหางตาhǎang-dtaa
That woman drew her eyeliner, flicking it up at the outer corner of her eye.
น้ำตาnáam-dtaaหยดyòtหนึ่งnʉ̀ngคลอklɔɔอยู่ที่yùu-tîiหางตาhǎang-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamฝืนfʉ̌ʉnยิ้มyím
A tear welled up at the corner of her eye, but she tried to force a smile.
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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หางตาhǎang-dtaaหางตาhǎang-dtaaouter corner of the eyeouter corner of the eyeWord