เมฆ
mêekMeaning
1NounA1
cloud
a visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the sky
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีเมฆmii-mêekมีเมฆmii-mêekcloudyขาวkǎaoขาวkǎao1white (color)2fair-skinned; light-complexioned3[to] be white; be fair-skinnedลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)เต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngเต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngfull (stomach); stuffedฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realm
Today there are white clouds floating across the sky.
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The children pointed at a cloud and said it looked like a rabbit.
As it got cooler, the clouds thickened and blocked the sunlight.
In the evening the clouds turn orange because of the sunlight hitting them.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ฆ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mêek
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |