เขม็ง(kà-mĕng)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
fixed; intent (gaze)
describing eyes that stare steadily and intensely; unwavering
Examples
สายตาsăai dtaaสายตาsăai dtaa1eyesight; vision2look; gaze3view; perspective (figurative)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเขม็งkà-mĕngเขม็งkà-mĕng1taut; tight2fixed; intent (gaze)มองmongมองmong1[to] view; regard; consider2[to] look at3[to] watch; observeกระดานgrà-daanกระดานgrà-daan1board; plank2board (blackboard/whiteboard)3game boardคะแนนká-naenคะแนนká-naen1vote (counted choice)2score; point(s)3rating; grade; markอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1classifier (for kinds/types)2manner; way3kind; type; sort4in the manner of; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กะพริบgà-prípกะพริบgà-príp1[to] blink2blinking; flickering (of light/eyes)3[to] flicker; flash on and off
His gaze stared intently at the scoreboard without blinking.
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ผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpจ้องjôngเขม็งkà-mĕngไปที่bpai têeนักแสดงnák sà-daengก่อนจะgòn jàสั่งsàngเริ่มrêrmฉากchàak
The director stared fixedly at the actor before ordering the scene to start.
เธอterหันมาhăn maaมองmongฉันchănด้วยdûuayดวงตาduuang dtaaเขม็งkà-mĕngราวกับraao gàpต้องการdtông gaanคำตอบkam dtòpเดี๋ยวนั้นdĭiao nán
She turned to look at me with unwavering eyes as if she wanted an answer right then.
ยามyaamเฝ้าfâoประตูbprà-dtuuชำเลืองcham leuuangแล้วláeoจ้องjôngเขม็งkà-mĕngจนjonแขกkàekใหม่màiชะงักchá-ngákไปbpaiชั่วครู่chûua krûu
The gate guard glanced and then stared intensely, causing the new guest to hesitate for a moment.
2Adjective
taut; tight
tightly stretched or drawn taut, as a bowstring
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] drag (on a screen)3[to] hold back; delay; stall4[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)สายธนูsăai tá-nooสายธนูsăai tá-noobowstringจนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorตึงdteungตึงdteung1expensive; steep (price)2to be tight; to become tight3tense; strained (situation)4tight; taut5stiff; tense (muscle/body)เขม็งkà-mĕngเขม็งkà-mĕng1taut; tight2fixed; intent (gaze)
He pulled the bowstring taut.
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เชือกchûueakที่têeขึงkĕungระหว่างrá-wàangเสาsăoทั้งสองtáng sŏngต้นdtônตึงdteungเขม็งkà-mĕngไม่มีmâi meeส่วนไหนsùuan năiหย่อนyònเลยloie
The rope stretched between the two posts was completely taut, with no slack anywhere.
นักธนูnák tá-nooน้าวnáaoสายsăaiจนjonตึงdteungเขม็งkà-mĕngก่อนgònปล่อยbplòiลูกธนูlôok tá-nooพุ่งpûngไปยังbpai yangเป้าbpâo
The archer drew the string taut before sending the arrow flying toward the target.
เมื่อmêuuaกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamพัดpátเรือreuuaออกห่างòk hàangจากjàakฝั่งfàngเชือกchûueakที่têeผูกpòokเรือreuuaไว้wáiก็gâwตึงdteungเขม็งkà-mĕngจนjonคนkonบนbonฝั่งfàngเริ่มrêrmกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaมันmanจะjàขาดkàat
As the current pushed the boat away from the bank, its mooring rope pulled so taut that the people on shore began to worry it would snap.