อาข่า
aa-kàaMeaning
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Akha people; Akha tribe
The Akha people, an indigenous hill tribe living in the mountainous regions of Southeast Asia, including Thailand
Examples
ชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkอาข่าaa-kàaอาข่าaa-kàaAkha people; Akha tribeส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiThailand
Most Akha people live on high mountains in the northern part of Thailand.
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ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngชาวchaaoอาข่าaa-kàaมักจะmák-jàสวมsǔuamชุดchútที่tîiมีสีสันmii-sǐi-sǎnสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́มีmiiเครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakเงินngən
Akha women often wear beautifully colored outfits and silver ornaments.
ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiโล้ชิงช้าlóo-ching-cháaเป็นbpenเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngชาวchaaoอาข่าaa-kàaที่tîiจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเฉลิมฉลองchà-lə̌əm-chà-lɔ̌ɔngความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunของkɔ̌ɔngพืชผลpʉ̂ʉt-pǒnทางการเกษตรtaang-gaan-gà-sèet
The giant swing ceremony is an important festival of the Akha people, held to celebrate the abundance of agricultural crops.
ทุกวันนี้túk-wan-níiชุมชนchum-chonชาวchaaoอาข่าaa-kàaหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngได้dâaiเปิดรับbpə̀ət-rápนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamและlɛ́สร้างsâangรายได้raai-dâaiให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛคนkonในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
Nowadays, many Akha communities have welcomed tourists to promote their culture and generate income for the people in the villages.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutpaternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)Part 1
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อาข่าaa-kàaอาข่าaa-kàaAkha people; Akha tribeAkha people; Akha tribeWord