เขฬะ
kěe-láMeaning
1NounC2
saliva (literary)
A formal or literary word for saliva, the liquid naturally produced in the mouth.
Examples
ตำราdtam-raaตำราdtam-raa1textbook; manual; handbook2treatise; authoritative/classical text3recipe; formula (traditional)เล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขฬะkěe-láเขฬะkěe-lásaliva (literary)หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)น้ำลายnáam-laaiน้ำลายnáam-laai1saliva2empty talk; empty promises (informal, disapproving)ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsชุ่มchûmชุ่มchûm1moist; damp2wet through; soakedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กลืนglʉʉnกลืนglʉʉn1[to] swallow2[to] engulf; absorb3[to] blend in; harmonize4[to] assimilate (ling.)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂nง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n1easier (than before)2more easily (than before)3[to] become easier
This textbook explains that saliva moistens food and makes it easier to swallow.
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ชายชราchaai-chá-raaผู้ป่วยหนักpûu-bpùuai-nàkนอนnɔɔnหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngอยู่yùuบนbonฟูกfûukมีmiiเขฬะkěe-láไหลlǎiย้อยyɔ́ɔiจากjàakมุมปากmum-bpàakจนjonเปียกbpìiakหมอนmɔ̌ɔn
The gravely ill old man lay exhausted on the mattress, saliva trickling from the corner of his mouth and wetting his pillow.
ตำราแพทย์dtam-raa-pɛ̂ɛtโบราณboo-raanพรรณนาpan-ná-naaว่าwâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขฬะkěe-láแห้งเหือดhɛ̂ɛng-hʉ̀ʉatจนjonปากbpàakผากpàakผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiย่อมyɔ̂mรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kกระหายน้ำgrà-hǎai-náamและlɛ́กลืนglʉʉnอาหารaa-hǎanได้dâaiยากyâak
The traditional medical text describes how, when saliva dries up and leaves the mouth parched, the patient feels thirsty and has difficulty swallowing food.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขฬะkěe-láที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiช่องปากchɔ̂ng-bpàakชุ่มชื้นchûm-chʉ́ʉnจะjàถูกtùukมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamในnaiยามyaamปกติbpòk-gà-dtìแต่dtɛ̀ɛการพิจารณาgaan-pí-jaa-rá-naaความเป็นkwaam-bpenปฏิกูลbpà-dtì-guunของkɔ̌ɔngเขฬะkěe-láก็gɔ̂อาจàatเป็นbpenอุบายù-baaiให้hâiคลายklaaiความหลงใหลkwaam-lǒng-lǎiในnaiกายgaaiได้dâai
Although the saliva moistening the mouth ordinarily goes unnoticed, contemplating its repulsive nature can serve as a means of loosening one's attachment to the body.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เขฬะ said เข-ละ?
kěe-lá
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kěe
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 | — | — |