เขม้น
kà-mêenMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] gaze intently; stare
To look fixedly and intently at someone or something.
Examples
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaai1boy; male child2classifier: คน (person)3Master (Thai formal title for a boy)เขม้นมองkà-mêen-mɔɔngเขม้นมองkà-mêen-mɔɔng[to] stare intently; [to] gaze fixedlyแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnhiding place; hideoutอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâai1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
The boy stared intently at the cat hiding under the table, but it refused to come out.
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เธอtəəเขม้นมองkà-mêen-mɔɔngใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánราวกับraao-gàpพยายามpá-yaa-yaamนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaเคยkəəiพบpópเขาkǎoที่ไหนtîi-nǎiมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
She gazed intently at the man's face, as though trying to remember where she had seen him before.
เขาkǎoเขม้นมองkà-mêen-mɔɔngไปยังbpai-yangเงาngaoที่tîiปลายทางbplaai-taangเดินdəənโดยdooiไม่mâiละสายตาlá-sǎai-dtaaแม้mɛ́ɛเสียงsǐiangเรียกrîiakจะjàดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nจากjàakด้านหลังdâan-lǎng
He stared fixedly at the shadow at the end of the corridor, without looking away even when someone called out from behind him.
หญิงชราyǐng-chá-raaเขม้นมองkà-mêen-mɔɔngภาพถ่ายpâap-tàaiเก่าgàoอยู่yùuนานnaanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàยกyókปลายนิ้วbplaai-níuลูบlûupใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngลูกชายlûuk-chaaiในnaiภาพpâapอย่างyàangแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-bao
The elderly woman gazed intently at the old photograph for a long time before gently running her fingertips over her son's face in the picture.
2VerbC1
[to] apply oneself; concentrate earnestly
To devote focused attention and effort to a task or goal.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เปียโนbpiia-nooเปียโนbpiia-noopiano (musical instrument)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyขะมักเขม้นkà-mák-kà-mêenขะมักเขม้นkà-mák-kà-mêen1diligent; industrious; hard-working2diligently; with intense effortเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ให้ได้hâi-dâaiให้ได้hâi-dâaipost-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter whatในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
She practices the piano diligently because she wants to be able to perform at the school event.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangฝึกfʉ̀kภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtอย่างyàangขะมักเขม้นkà-mák-kà-mêenเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngขึ้นkʉ̂n
Although he has already passed the exam, he continues practicing English diligently so that he can communicate more fluently at work.
ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maaทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiทำงานtam-ngaanกันganอย่างyàangขะมักเขม้นkà-mák-kà-mêenจนjonสามารถsǎa-mâatหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaที่tîiค้างคาkáang-kaaมานานmaa-naanได้dâai
Over the past several months, the research team has worked with sustained dedication and finally identified the cause of a long-standing problem.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiความผิดหวังkwaam-pìt-wǎngบั่นทอนกำลังใจbàn-tɔɔn-gam-lang-jaiเธอtəəกลับglàpฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnอย่างyàangขะมักเขม้นkà-mák-kà-mêenจนjonผลงานpǒn-ngaanเริ่มrə̂əmได้รับdâi-rápการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-ráp
Rather than letting disappointment undermine her determination, she devoted herself to diligent practice until her work began to gain recognition.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เขม้น said ขะ-เม่น?
kà-mêen
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
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 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 | — | — |