เข็น
kěnMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] push; wheel
to push and move [sth] on wheels, such as a cart, stroller, wheelchair, or bike
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เข็นkěnเข็นkěn1[to] push; wheel2[to] push through with difficultyรถเข็นrót-kěnรถเข็นrót-kěn1handcart; trolley2wheelchair3stroller; pushchairของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
I push my mom’s cart to the market.
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Yesterday I pushed a stroller to take my nephew to the park.
Tomorrow Dad will push the bicycle to the shop for repairs.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganเข็นkěnรถเข็นrót-kěnของkɔ̌ɔngที่tîiหนักขึ้นnàk-kʉ̂nทางลาดtaang-lâatยางyaangในnaiลานจอดรถlaan-jɔ̀ɔt-rót
They have to help push the heavy cart up the asphalt ramp in the parking lot.
2VerbB2
[to] push through with difficulty
to drive or force [sth/sb] forward with effort; to push a task or plan through (often figurative)
Examples
ทีมงานtiim-ngaanทีมงานtiim-ngaanteam; crew (work group)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherเข็นkěnเข็นkěn1[to] push; wheel2[to] push through with difficultyโครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (financial plan)2budget (allocated funds)รอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níiรอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níithis time; this round
The team has to push the project through the budget round.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàติดdtìtปัญหาbpan-hǎaเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเราraoก็gɔ̂ยังyangเข็นkěnงานngaanนี้níiให้hâiเสร็จsètทันกำหนดtan-gam-nòtได้dâai
Even with paperwork issues, we still managed to push this task to finish on time.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเข็นkěnแผนpɛ̌ɛnปรับbpràpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangทั้งที่táng-tîiหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuai
The manager is trying to push through a restructuring plan despite opposition from many sides.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngวิ่งเต้นwîng-dtênและlɛ́เข็นkěnร่างกฎหมายrâang-gòt-mǎaiผ่านpàanคณะกรรมาธิการká-ná-gan-maa-tí-gaanให้ได้hâi-dâai
He has to lobby and push the bill through the committee.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kěn
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 | — | — |