เคหา
kee-hǎaMeaning
1NounB2
home; dwelling (formal, literary)
A house, residence, or other place where someone lives.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)สงครามsǒng-kraamสงครามsǒng-kraamwarสิ้นสุดลงsîn-sùt-longสิ้นสุดลงsîn-sùt-long[to] end; come to an end; finishผู้คนpûu-konผู้คนpûu-konpeople; the publicก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)เคหาkee-hǎaเคหาkee-hǎahome; dwelling (formal, literary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; ascetics
When the war ended, people returned to their homes.
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น้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamทำให้tam-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngทิ้งtíngบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanเคหาkee-hǎaแล้วlɛ́ɛoอพยพòp-pá-yópไปbpaiอยู่yùuบนbonที่สูงtîi-sǔung
The flooding forced the villagers to abandon their homes and move to higher ground.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานtam-ngaanอยู่yùuต่างเมืองdtàang-mʉʉangหลายlǎaiปีbpiiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaยังyangเคหาkee-hǎaที่tîiเคยkəəiอาศัยaa-sǎiกับgàpพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛ
After working in another city for several years, he returned to the home where he had lived with his parents.
แม้mɛ́ɛเคหาkee-hǎaหลังlǎngนี้níiจะjàเล็กlékและlɛ́เก่าgàoแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpเธอtəəที่นี่tîi-nîiคือkʉʉสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiเดียวdiiaoที่tîiให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Although this house was small and old, for her it was the only place that felt safe.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
เคหาkee-hǎaเคหาkee-hǎahome; dwelling (formal, literary)home; dwelling (formal, literary)Word