เขต

kèet

Meanings

1NounB1

district (administrative)

an administrative division, especially an urban district (e.g., เขตเขตkèet1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdiction in Bangkok)

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2NounB1

area; zone

a defined area or zone for a particular purpose (e.g., เขตปลอดบุหรี่ ‘no‑smoking zone’)

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3NounB2

boundary; limit

a border or limit marking the extent of an area, authority, or scope

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4NounB2

jurisdiction

the scope of authority or control exercised by an office or organization

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กองทุนgɔɔng-tunกองทุนgɔɔng-tun1fund; pool of money2investment fund; mutual fundนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]เขตkèetเขตkèet1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdictionอำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1power; authority2jurisdiction; legal authority3influence4force; mightของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaancommittee; boardเฉพาะกิจchà-pɔ́-gìtเฉพาะกิจchà-pɔ́-gìtad hoc; special-purpose; temporaryดังนั้นdang-nánดังนั้นdang-nántherefore; thus; soคำร้องkam-rɔ́ɔngคำร้องkam-rɔ́ɔng1lyrics (of a song)2petition; application; motionต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toยื่นyʉ̂ʉnยื่นyʉ̂ʉn1[to] hold out; offer (by hand)2[to] extend; protrude3[to] submit; file (form/request)ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5[to] renew; extendคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaancommittee; boardชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
This fund is under the authority of the special committee, so applications must be submitted to that committee.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

kèet

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——