เคหะ

kee-hà

Meaning

1NounC1

house; home; dwelling (formal)

A house, home, or dwelling; a formal word often used in official names.

Examples

โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalการเคหะแห่งชาติgaan-kee-hà-hɛ̀ng-châatการเคหะแห่งชาติgaan-kee-hà-hɛ̀ng-châatThailand’s National Housing Authority (NHA)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai1goal; target; aim2target (literal)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsน้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
The National Housing Authority project aims to help low-income people own their own homes.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

kee

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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หะhàหะhàHuh?; What?; Pardon?Huh?; What?; Pardon?Part 2
เคหะkee-hàเคหะkee-hàhouse; home; dwelling (formal)house; home; dwelling (formal)Word