เข่น
kèenMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] kill; [to] slaughter
to kill or slaughter, especially violently or cruelly
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversaryบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’เข่นkèenเข่นkèen1[to] kill; [to] slaughter2[to] oppress; [to] pressureฆ่าkâaฆ่าkâa1[to] kill2[to] kill (time) (in ฆ่าเวลา)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyโหดเหี้ยมhòot-hîiamโหดเหี้ยมhòot-hîiam1brutal; savage2ruthless; merciless
Enemy soldiers invaded and cruelly slaughtered the villagers.
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การgaanก่อการgɔ̀ɔ-gaanร้ายráaiครั้งนี้kráng-níiมีmiiจุดประสงค์jùt-bprà-sǒngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข่นkèenฆ่าkâaผู้คนpûu-konบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtนับร้อยnáp-rɔ́ɔi
This terrorist attack aimed to slaughter hundreds of innocent people.
ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatของkŏngมนุษยชาติmá-nút-châatเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiการทำสงครามgaan tam sŏng-kraamและláeเข่นkènฆ่าล้างเผ่าพันธุ์kâa láang pào panกันเองgan eng
The history of humanity is filled with wars and genocidal slaughter of one another.
พวกpûuakทรราชtɔɔ-rá-râatมักจะmák-jàใช้กำลังchái-gam-langทหารtá-hǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข่นkèenฆ่าkâaประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่tîiกล้าglâaลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaต่อต้านdtɔ̀ɔ-dtâanอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
Tyrants often use military force to slaughter citizens who dare to rise up against their power.
2VerbC1
[to] oppress; [to] pressure
to oppress, harass, or put strong pressure on someone
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)รุ่นพี่rûn-pîiรุ่นพี่rûn-pîisenior; upper-year student; senior colleagueเข่นkèenเข่นkèen1[to] kill; [to] slaughter2[to] oppress; [to] pressureให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาพักผ่อนwee-laa-pák-pɔ̀ɔnเวลาพักผ่อนwee-laa-pák-pɔ̀ɔnleisure time; time for rest
He was pressured by his seniors to work so hard that he barely had time to rest.
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หัวหน้างานhŭua nâa ngaanมักจะmák jàเข่นkènลูกน้องlôok nóngให้hâiทำtamยอดขายyôt kăaiให้hâiทะลุเป้าtá-lú bpâoในnaiทุกๆtúk túkเดือนdeuuan
The manager often pressures his subordinates to exceed their sales targets every month.
โค้ชkóotต้องdtɔ̂ngเข่นkèenนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaอย่างหนักyàang-nàkในช่วงnai-chûuangฝึกซ้อมfʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmสำหรับsǎm-ràpการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnระดับโลกrá-dàp-lôok
The coach has to push the athletes hard during practice to get them ready for the world-class competition.
พ่อแม่pôr mâeบางคนbaang konชอบchôpเข่นkènลูกlôokให้hâiเรียนพิเศษriian pí-sàetหนักๆnàk nàkเพราะpráwอยากyàakให้hâiสอบเข้าsòp kâoโรงเรียนrong rianดังๆdang dangได้dâi
Some parents like to pressure their children to study hard in tutoring classes because they want them to get into famous schools.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kèen
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |