เคะ
kéMeaning
1NounC1
bottom (in a male-male relationship); submissive partner
the submissive or bottom partner in a male-male relationship, especially in Boys' Love fiction or fandom culture (slang derived from Japanese 'uke')
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)การ์ตูนgaa-dtuunการ์ตูนgaa-dtuun1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripวายwaaiวายwaai1[to] end; cease; be over2[to] die; pass away (lit.)3ended; over; gone (lit.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)เคะkéเคะkébottom (in a male-male relationship); submissive partnerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionร่าเริงrâa-rəəngร่าเริงrâa-rəəngcheerful; lively
I like reading BL manga where the uke character has a cheerful personality.
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In this series, who do you think is the seme (top) and who is the uke (bottom)?
ไดนามิกdai-naa-míkแบบbɛ̀ɛpเคะkéกล้ามglâamกับgàpเมะméหน้าnâaสวยsǔuaiกำลังgam-langกลายเป็นglaai-bpenกระแสความนิยมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-kwaam-ní-yomใหม่màiในกลุ่มnai-glùmนักอ่านnák-àan
The dynamic of a muscular uke and a pretty-boy seme is becoming a new popular trend among readers.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianจงใจjong-jaiฉีกchìikขนบkà-nòpนิยายวายní-yaai-waaiแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmโดยdooiให้hâiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnที่tîiมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangสูงใหญ่sǔung-yàiรับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpenเคะké
The author deliberately subverted traditional BL tropes by having the physically imposing character take the role of the uke.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ké
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |