เค้น
kéenMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] squeeze; wring; extract [sth] (liquid/juice)
To force liquid or juice out of [sth] by pressing or wringing.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesบีบbìipบีบbìip1[to] squeeze; compress2[to] pinch3[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)กะทิgà-tíกะทิgà-tícoconut milk/creamจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmมะพร้าวmá-práaoมะพร้าวmá-práao1coconut (tree)2coconut (fruit)3classifier: ผล (for coconuts)
My mom is squeezing coconut milk from coconuts.
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เขาkǎoใช้cháiผ้าขาวบางpâa-kǎao-baangช่วยchûuaiเค้นkéenน้ำฝรั่งnáam-fà-ràngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaให้ได้hâi-dâaiมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt
He used a cheesecloth to help squeeze out as much guava juice as possible.
คุณยายkun-yaaiกำลังgam-langเค้นkéenน้ำnáamจากjàakใบย่านางbai-yâa-naangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàเอาไปao-bpaiทำtamแกงหน่อไม้gɛɛng-nɔ̀ɔ-máai
Grandma is squeezing juice from yanang leaves to make bamboo shoot curry.
กรรมวิธีการผลิตgam-má-wí-tii-gaan-pà-lìtน้ำมันมะกอกnám-man-má-gɔ̀ɔkแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmคือkʉʉการใช้gaan-cháiหินhǐnหนักnàkบดbòtแล้วlɛ́ɛoเค้นkéenเอาaoน้ำมันnám-manออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
The traditional method of producing olive oil is to use a heavy stone to crush and then press the oil out.
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-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเค้นkéenเค้นkéen1[to] squeeze; wring; extract [sth] (liquid/juice)2[to] extract/force out [information/confession]3[to] force out/strain (a sound/cry)ถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎisuspect; person under suspicionเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâap1[to] confess; admit (wrongdoing)2[to] admit (truth/fact)
The police are intensely questioning the suspect to make him confess.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเค้นkéenความจริงkwaam-jingหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiทุกคนtúk-konรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoโกหกgoo-hòkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินngən
His friends forced the truth out of him after everyone found out he had lied about the money.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukเค้นkéenสอบสวนsɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanนานnaanหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongผู้ก่อการร้ายpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-gaan-ráaiก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongปิดปากbpìt-bpàakเงียบngîiap
Despite being intensely interrogated for many hours, the terrorist remained silent.
พนักงานอัยการpá-nák-ngaan-ai-yá-gaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเค้นkéenคำให้การkam-hâi-gaanจากjàakพยานpá-yaanปากbpàakสำคัญsǎm-kanแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่เป็นผลmâi-bpen-pǒnสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
The prosecutor tried to coerce a testimony from the key witness, but was unsuccessful.
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-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเค้นkéenเค้นkéen1[to] squeeze; wring; extract [sth] (liquid/juice)2[to] extract/force out [information/confession]3[to] force out/strain (a sound/cry)เสียงสูงsǐiang-sǔungเสียงสูงsǐiang-sǔunghigh pitch; high-pitched voiceแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแตกพร่าdtɛ̀ɛk-prâaแตกพร่าdtɛ̀ɛk-prâadistorted; blurry; crackly; hoarseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past
The singer tried to strain out a high note, but her voice cracked.
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He has a sore throat from a cold, so he has to strain to speak softly.
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaเค้นkéenเสียงsǐiangกระแอมgrà-ɛɛmออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างยากลำบากyàang-yâak-lam-bàakราวกับraao-gàpมีอะไรmii-à-raiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuในnaiลำคอlam-kɔɔ
The old man laboriously strained to cough, as if something were stuck in his throat.
ด้วยdûuaiความโกรธkwaam-gròotจัดjàtเธอtəəเค้นkéenเสียงsǐiangตะคอกdtà-kɔ̂ɔkใส่sàiหน้าnâaเขาkǎoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบายrá-baaiอารมณ์aa-rom
Overcome with fury, she strained to shout in his face to vent her emotions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kéen
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |