ห้องขัง
hɔ̂ng-kǎngMeaning
1NounB1
jail cell; prison cell
A room in a prison or police station where a prisoner is kept; a jail cell.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceโจรjooโจรjoo1thief; robber2bandit; brigandเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ห้องขังhɔ̂ng-kǎngห้องขังhɔ̂ng-kǎngjail cell; prison cell
The police put the thief in the jail cell.
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เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องขังhɔ̂ng-kǎngที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtและlɛ́แคบkɛ̂ɛpเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaหลายlǎaiวันwan
He had to stay in a dark and narrow jail cell for many days.
นักโทษnák-tôotคนkonนั้นnánพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàหนีnǐiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องขังhɔ̂ng-kǎngแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
That prisoner tried to escape from the jail cell but failed.
สภาพความเป็นอยู่sà-pâap-kwaam-bpen-yùuในnaiห้องขังhɔ̂ng-kǎngส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔสุขภาพจิตsùk-kà-pâap-jìtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอย่างมากyàang-mâak
The living conditions in the jail cell greatly affected his mental health.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
hɔ̂ng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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
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ขังkǎngขังkǎng1[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]2[to] imprison; detain [sb]3[to] collect; remain pooled (of water)4standing; trapped (of water)[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]Part 2
ห้องขังhɔ̂ng-kǎngห้องขังhɔ̂ng-kǎngjail cell; prison celljail cell; prison cellWord