เมฆฝน

mêek-fǒn

Meaning

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rain cloud

a cloud that produces or is likely to produce rain; a dark rain-bearing cloud

Examples

บนbon ฟ้าfáa มีmii เมฆฝนmêek-fǒn

There are rain clouds in the sky.

3 more examples

ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa มืดmʉ̂ʉt มากmâak เพราะprɔ́มีmii เมฆฝนmêek-fǒn เดี๋ยวdǐiao ฝนfǒn คงจะkong-jà ตกdtòk

The sky is very dark because of the rain clouds. It will probably rain soon.

เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan มีmii เมฆฝนmêek-fǒn ก้อนgɔ̂ɔn ใหญ่yài แต่dtɛ̀ɛ สุดท้ายsùt-táai ฝนfǒn ก็gɔ̂ไม่mâi ตกdtòk

Yesterday there was a big rain cloud, but in the end, it didn't rain.

พอpɔɔ เมฆฝนmêek-fǒn สีเทาsǐi-tao ดำdam เริ่มrə̂əm ก่อตัวgɔ̀ɔ-dtuua ขึ้นkʉ̂n ชาวนาchaao-naa ก็gɔ̂รีบrîip เก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔng กลับบ้านglàp-bâan

As the dark grey rain clouds started to form, the farmers quickly gathered their things and went home.

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 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	—	—

Word Breakdown

เมฆmêekcloudPart 1

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ฝนfǒnrainPart 2

เมฆฝนmêek-fǒnrain cloudWord