เข็ญ(kĕn)
Meanings
1NounC1
hardship; misery; destitution
a state of great poverty, suffering, or distress; severe hardship.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตกอยู่dtòk yòoตกอยู่dtòk yòo1[to] find oneself in; end up in (a state/situation)2[to] be under the power/control/influence of [sb]/[sth]3[to] be in the possession/custody of [sb]/[sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ความทุกข์kwaam túkความทุกข์kwaam túk1suffering; distress2hardship; adversity3dukkha (Buddhism)เข็ญkĕnเข็ญkĕn1hardship; misery; destitution2poor; destitute; wretched
We should help people who are in a state of suffering and hardship.
2AdjectiveC1
poor; destitute; wretched
very poor or in great hardship; wretched. Often seen in compounds like 'ยากเข็ญยากเข็ญyâak kĕn1destitute; in severe hardship2hard-pressed; in dire straits'.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเติบโตขึ้นdtèrp dtoh kûenเติบโตขึ้นdtèrp dtoh kûen[to] grow up; [to] developมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยากเข็ญyâak kĕnยากเข็ญyâak kĕn1destitute; in severe hardship2hard-pressed; in dire straitsมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He grew up in a very poor family.