เข่ง(kèng)
Meanings
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wicker basket; bamboo basket
A round woven basket, typically made of bamboo, used for carrying or storing goods, especially in markets.
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] put in; [to] add4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)เข่งkèngเข่งkèng1classifier for baskets (wicker baskets)2wicker basket; bamboo basket
Mom puts vegetables in the woven basket.
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This morning the vendor carried a bamboo woven basket to sell at the market.
Auntie used a round woven basket to store fruit after the harvest.
พ่อค้าpô káaจัดjàtกุ้งสดgûng sòtใส่sàiเข่งkèngให้hâiเป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiapเพื่อให้pêuua hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaเห็นhĕnของkŏngชัดเจนchát-jen
The seller arranged fresh shrimp neatly in a woven basket so customers could see the goods clearly.
2ClassifierB1
classifier for baskets (wicker baskets)
A measure word used to count certain baskets, especially traditional woven baskets.
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แม่ค้าขายmâe káa kăaiแม่ค้าขายmâe káa kăaifemale vendor (colloquial, redundant)ส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange; orangish3orange (color)สามsăamสามsăamthree (3)เข่งkèngเข่งkèng1classifier for baskets (wicker baskets)2wicker basket; bamboo basketพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)เอามาao maaเอามาao maa1[to] hand it over; give it here (imperative)2[to] bring (here); fetch (to the speaker)เพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1more; extra2[to] increase; add3additional; moreอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3yet; still (in comparisons/time)4else; otherสองsŏngสองsŏng1second2two; 2เข่งkèngเข่งkèng1classifier for baskets (wicker baskets)2wicker basket; bamboo basket
The vendor sold three baskets of oranges and will bring two more baskets tomorrow.
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เช้าๆcháo cháoเขาkăoจะjàยกyókผักpàkขึ้นkêunตลาดdtà-làatเป็นbpenเข่งkèngๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiชั่งน้ำหนักchâng nám-nàkได้dâiง่ายngâai
In the mornings, he carries vegetables to the market in baskets so they can be weighed easily.
วันนี้wan néeเราraoรับrápข้าวสารkâao săanมาmaaสี่sèeเข่งkèngแบ่งbàengส่งให้sòng hâiแต่ละdtàe láร้านráanตามdtaamใบสั่งbai sàng
Today we received four baskets of rice and distributed them to each shop according to the orders.
งานบุญngaan bunปีนี้bpee néeชาวบ้านchaao bâanช่วยกันchûuai ganเตรียมdtriiamผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiเป็นbpenเข่งkèngๆ-สำหรับsăm-ràpถวายtà-wăaiวัดwátและláeแจกจ่ายjàek jàaiผู้pôoมาmaaร่วมงานrûuam ngaan
For this year's merit-making event, villagers prepared fruits in multiple baskets to offer to the temple and distribute to attendees.