เคลื่อน
klʉ̂ʉanMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] move; shift; budge
To change position or move from one place or state to another; to make [sth] budge.
Examples
เก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îi1chair2post; position (informal)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward3[to] push up; drive up [prices, levels, etc.]4happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉan1[to] move; shift; budge2[to] be displaced; dislocate3[to] proceed; advanceไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
This chair is very heavy; I can’t make it budge.
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กรุณาgà-rú-naaเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanรถrótไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaอีกìikนิดnítเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคันkanหลังlǎngออกɔ̀ɔkได้dâai
Please move your car forward a bit so the car behind can get out.
เขาkăoเคลื่อนklêuuanกระเป๋าเดินทางgrà-bpăo dern taangจากjàakห้องนั่งเล่นhông nâng lênไปไว้bpai wáiหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtoo
He moved the suitcase from the living room to the front door.
กฎหมายgòt-mǎaiฉบับchà-bàpใหม่màiอาจàatเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanสมดุลอำนาจsǒm-dun-am-nâatไปสู่bpai-sùuท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The new law may shift the balance of power more toward local authorities.
2VerbB2
[to] be displaced; dislocate
To move out of a normal or proper position; said of objects or body parts (e.g., a dislocated joint).
Examples
ข้อศอกkôr sòkข้อศอกkôr sòkelbow (joint)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคลื่อนklêuuanเคลื่อนklêuuan1[to] move; shift; budge2[to] be displaced; dislocate3[to] proceed; advanceจากที่jàak têeจากที่jàak têefrom what ...; based on what ...หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)ๆ-ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏ[to] go to the doctor
His elbow moved out of place after a hard fall; he had to see a doctor immediately.
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ทันตแพทย์tan-dtà-pâetบอกว่าbòk wâaเหล็กจัดฟันlèk jàt fanหลวมlŭuamทำให้tam hâiฟันfanบางbaangซี่sêeเคลื่อนklêuuanผิดpìtตำแหน่งdtam-nàeng
The dentist said the braces were loose, causing some teeth to shift out of position.
หมอmŏrสงสัยsŏng săiว่าwâaสะบ้าsà-bâaเข่าkàoเคลื่อนklêuuanจึงjeungสั่งsàngเอกซเรย์èk-sà-rayเพื่อpêuuaตรวจdtrùuatให้hâiชัดเจนchát-jen
The doctor suspected a displaced kneecap and ordered an X-ray for confirmation.
แรงกระแทกrɛɛng-grà-tɛ̂ɛkทำให้tam-hâiกระดูกgrà-dùukข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanต้องdtɔ̂ngดามdaamไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดตำแหน่งjàt-dtam-nɛ̀ngให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maa
The impact displaced the wrist bone; it had to be splinted to realign it.
3VerbC1
[to] proceed; advance
To move forward or set off, as of a procession, army, or vehicle.
Examples
การเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaanegotiation; talksสันติภาพsǎn-dtì-pâapสันติภาพsǎn-dtì-pâap1peace (absence of war)2peace (social harmony)ยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉan1[to] move; shift; budge2[to] be displaced; dislocate3[to] proceed; advanceไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forwardแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàk1obstacle; barrier; hindrance2prefix (linguistics)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ประการbprà-gaanประการbprà-gaan1point; item; aspect2classifier for points/items/aspects/types3manner; way (formal)
The peace talks continue to move forward despite many obstacles.
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โครงkroongการปฏิรูปการศึกษาgaan-bpà-dtì-rûup-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaเริ่มrə̂əmเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanไปตามbpai-dtaamโรดแมปrôot-mɛ̂ɛpที่tîiกำหนดไว้gam-nòt-wái
The education reform project has begun to proceed according to the set roadmap.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaเห็นพ้องhěn-pɔ́ɔngหลักการlàk-gaanสำคัญsǎm-kanจึงjʉngเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanจากjàakแนวคิดnɛɛo-kítสู่sùuการปฏิบัติgaan-bpà-dtì-bàtอย่างyàangเป็นรูปธรรมbpen-rûup-bpà-tam
Once parliament agreed, the key principles thus advanced from ideas to concrete implementation.
แม้máeสังคมsăng-komจะjàเผชิญpà-chernคลื่นklêunวิกฤตwí-grìtโลกlôhkก็gâwยังyangเคลื่อนklêuuanสู่sòoระเบียบrá-bìiapใหม่màiด้วยdûuayแรงผลักraeng plàkของkŏngประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat
Even as society faces waves of crises, the world still moves toward a new order propelled by the force of history.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
klʉ̂ʉan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |