เค้น(kén)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] squeeze; wring; extract [sth] (liquid/juice)

To force liquid or juice out of [sth] by pressing or wringing.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofบีบbèepบีบbèep1[to] squeeze; compress2[to] pinch3[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)กะทิgà-tíกะทิgà-tícoconut milk/creamจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)มะพร้าวmá-práaoมะพร้าวmá-práao1coconut (tree)2coconut (fruit)3classifier: ผล (for coconuts)
My mom is squeezing coconut milk from coconuts.
2VerbB2

[to] extract/force out [information/confession]

To make [sb] reveal information or a confession by intense questioning or coercion.

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเค้นkénเค้นkén1[to] squeeze; wring; extract [sth] (liquid/juice)2[to] extract/force out [information/confession]3[to] force out/strain (a sound/cry)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săi1suspect; person under suspicion2suspect (legal status)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสารภาพsăa-rá-pâapสารภาพsăa-rá-pâap1[to] confess; admit (wrongdoing)2[to] admit (truth/fact)
The police are intensely questioning the suspect to make him confess.
3VerbB2

[to] force out/strain (a sound/cry)

To produce a sound with great effort, as when the voice is tight or strained.

Examples

นักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเค้นkénเค้นkén1[to] squeeze; wring; extract [sth] (liquid/juice)2[to] extract/force out [information/confession]3[to] force out/strain (a sound/cry)เสียงสูงsĭiang sŏongเสียงสูงsĭiang sŏonghigh pitch; high-pitched voiceแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแตกพร่าdtàek prâaแตกพร่าdtàek prâa1distorted; blurry; crackly; hoarse2blurry; fuzzy (visual)3crackly; distorted (sound)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
The singer tried to strain out a high note, but her voice cracked.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

คาดคั้นkâat kánคาดคั้นkâat kán[to] interrogate [sb]; [to] press [sb] for an answer

[to] interrogate [sb]; [to] press [sb] for an answer

คั้นkánคั้นkán1[to] squeeze; press; extract (liquid)2juicer; press3[to] wring; strain (through cloth)
  • [to] squeeze; press; extract (liquid)
  • juicer; press
  • [to] wring; strain (through cloth)
บีบคั้นbèep kánบีบคั้นbèep kán1[to] squeeze; compress [sth] tightly2[to] pressure; coerce; oppress [sb]3[to] distress; wrench [sb]'s heart
  • [to] squeeze; compress [sth] tightly
  • [to] pressure; coerce; oppress [sb]
  • [to] distress; wrench [sb]'s heart
บี้bêeบี้bêe1[to] crush; squash; press flat2[to] badger; pester; pressure (informal)3crushed; squashed
  • [to] crush; squash; press flat
  • [to] badger; pester; pressure (informal)
  • crushed; squashed
ไล่บี้lâi bîiไล่บี้lâi bîi1[to] chase relentlessly; [to] hound2[to] pressure [sb] intensely
  • [to] chase relentlessly; [to] hound
  • [to] pressure [sb] intensely