เค้าลาง
káo-laangMeaning
1NounB2
omen; sign; portent
A sign or omen that suggests something may happen in the future; a portent.
Examples
เมฆmêekเมฆmêekcloudดำทะมึนdam-tá-mʉnดำทะมึนdam-tá-mʉnpitch-black; gloomyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerก่อตัวgɔ̀ɔ-dtuuaก่อตัวgɔ̀ɔ-dtuua[to] form; take shape; develop; build upขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เค้าลางkáo-laangเค้าลางkáo-laangomen; sign; portentว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
The dark, gloomy clouds that were forming were an omen that a big storm was coming.
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การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmไม่mâiตอบdtɔ̀ɔpข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenเค้าลางkáo-laangของkɔ̌ɔngความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panที่tîiกำลังจะgam-lang-jàจบลงjòp-long
The fact that he started not replying to messages was a sign of the relationship coming to an end.
ดัชนีหุ้นdàt-chá-nii-hûnที่tîiตกลงdtòk-longอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangเริ่มrə̂əmแสดงsà-dɛɛngเค้าลางkáo-laangของkɔ̌ɔngวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtที่tîiอาจàatเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
The continuously falling stock index began to show signs of a potential economic crisis.
แม้mɛ́ɛภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkจะjàดูduuสงบsà-ngòpแต่dtɛ̀ɛความตึงเครียดkwaam-dtʉng-krîiatในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenเค้าลางkáo-laangของkɔ̌ɔngความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngที่tîiรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngซึ่งsʉ̂ngกำลังจะgam-lang-jàปะทุbpà-túขึ้นkʉ̂n
Although it appeared calm on the surface, the tension in the meeting was a portent of the intense conflict that was about to erupt.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
káo
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เค้าkáoเค้าkáo1he; she; they (informal, nonstandard)2I; me (affectionate, informal)3outline; trace; signhe; she; they (informal, nonstandard)Part 1
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ลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinct3some; certain (literary)omen; sign; portentPart 2
เค้าลางkáo-laangเค้าลางkáo-laangomen; sign; portentomen; sign; portentWord