เขลง
klěengMeanings
1AdverbB2
comfortably; at ease
In a relaxed, unhurried manner, especially while sitting or lying down.
Examples
วันอาทิตย์wan aa-títวันอาทิตย์wan aa-títSunday (day of the week)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downเขลงklĕngเขลงklĕng1comfortably; at ease2velvet tamarind tree3velvet tamarind fruitบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โซฟาsoh-faaโซฟาsoh-faasofa; couchแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดูหนังdoo nǎngดูหนังdoo nǎng[to] watch a movieไปเรื่อยbpai rêuuaiไปเรื่อยbpai rêuuai1aimlessly; without purpose2continuously; on and onๆ-
On Sundays, I like to lounge on the sofa and watch movies at my leisure.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔนั่งnângเขลงklěengบนbonเก้าอี้gâo-îiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanขณะที่kà-nà-tîiแม่mɛ̂ɛกำลังgam-langรดน้ำrót-náamต้นไม้dtôn-máai
Dad is sitting back comfortably in a chair in front of the house while Mom waters the plants.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàรีบrîipออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiไหนnǎiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanทุกวันtúk-wanวันนี้wan-níiเขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakนั่งnângเขลงklěengอยู่yùuริมrimระเบียงrá-biiangโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngงานngaan
Instead of rushing out somewhere as he usually does, today he chose to sit back on the balcony without having to think about work.
พอpɔɔจัดการงานjàt-gaan-ngaanที่tîiค้างไว้káang-wáiจนหมดjon-mòtฉันchǎnก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiนอนnɔɔnเขลงklěengอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอย่างyàangสบายใจsà-baai-jaiเสียทีsǐia-tii
Once I had finished all my outstanding work, I could finally lie back and enjoy reading without a care.
2NounC1
velvet tamarind tree
A tropical tree bearing small fruits with dark, velvety shells and edible sweet-and-sour pulp.
Examples
ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)เขลงklěengเขลงklěeng1comfortably; at ease2velvet tamarind tree3velvet tamarind fruitข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนั่งพักnâng-pákนั่งพักnâng-pák[to] sit and restใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)ร่มเงาrôm-ngaoร่มเงาrôm-ngao1shade; shelter from sun2protection; auspices (figurative)ของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)
The velvet tamarind tree beside the house is very tall, and we like sitting in its shade.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàย้ายyáaiต้นdtônเขลงklěengที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngปลูกbplùukควรkuuanขุดkùtให้hâiดินdinติดdtìtรากrâakไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiฟื้นตัวfʉ́ʉn-dtuuaได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
If you want to move a newly planted velvet tamarind tree, you should dig it up with soil around its roots to help it recover more easily.
ต้นdtônเขลงklěengเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛหน้าnâaวัดwátไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangไม้máaiให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanหลักหมายlàk-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonที่tîiคนkonรุ่นแล้วรุ่นเล่าrûn-lɛ́ɛo-rûn-lâoคุ้นตาkún-dtaa
The old velvet tamarind tree in front of the temple is not merely a shade tree; it is also a community landmark familiar to generation after generation.
ผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoเล่าlâoว่าwâaต้นdtônเขลงklěengริมrimลำห้วยlam-hûuaiเคยkəəiเป็นbpenจุดนัดพบjùt-nát-pópของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonหาhǎaของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaจึงjʉngไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakโค่นkôonมันmanแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàขวางทางkwǎang-taangเดินdəənอยู่yùuบ้างbâang
The elders say that the velvet tamarind tree beside the stream used to be a meeting point for forest gatherers, so nobody wants to cut it down, even though it partly obstructs the path.
3NounC1
velvet tamarind fruit
The small fruit of the velvet tamarind tree, with a dark, velvety shell enclosing edible sweet-and-sour pulp.
Examples
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเขลงklěengเขลงklěeng1comfortably; at ease2velvet tamarind tree3velvet tamarind fruitมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)สีดำsǐi-damสีดำsǐi-dam1black (color)2blackพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenแกะgɛ̀แกะgɛ̀1sheep2[to] unwrap; open by prying; peel [sth] off3[to] carve; engrave4[to] decipher; work [sth] outเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนื้อnʉ́ʉa1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an objectรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaoรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaosweet taste with a hint of sourness
Velvet tamarind fruits have black shells, and when you remove them, you find sweet-and-sour flesh inside.
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ลูกlôokเขลงklĕngที่têeซื้อséuมาmaaถุงtŭngนี้néeมีmeeรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoมากกว่าmâak gwàaหวานwăanฉันchănเลยloieเอาไปao bpaiคลุกklúkน้ำตาลnáam dtaanแทนที่จะtaen têe jàกินginเปล่าbplàoๆ-
The velvet tamarind fruits in this bag are more sour than sweet, so I mixed them with sugar instead of eating them plain.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiได้dâaiลิ้มlímรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaoของkɔ̌ɔngลูกlûukเขลงklěengภาพpâapวันที่wan-tîiนั่งnângแบ่งbɛ̀ngผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiชนิดchá-nítนี้níiกินกับgin-gàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianก็gɔ̂ผุดขึ้นมาpùt-kʉ̂n-maaอย่างyàangไม่ทันmâi-tanตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua
The moment I tasted the sweet-and-sour velvet tamarind, memories of sharing this fruit with friends after school came flooding back unexpectedly.
แม้mɛ́ɛลูกlûukเขลงklěengจะjàมีเนื้อmii-nʉ́ʉaให้hâiกินginเพียงpiiangนิดเดียวnít-diiaoเมื่อเทียบกับmʉ̂ʉa-tîiap-gàpขนาดkà-nàatเมล็ดmá-létแต่dtɛ̀ɛรสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaoอันanเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konยอมyɔɔmเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaแกะgɛ̀ทีละtii-láลูกlûuk
Although velvet tamarind fruits have little edible flesh compared with the size of their seeds, their distinctive sweet-and-sour flavor makes many people willing to spend time opening them one by one.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขล, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
klěeng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
เขลงklěengเขลงklěengcomfortably; at easecomfortably; at easeWord