เอเคอร์
ee-kɔɔMeaning
1NounB1
acre (unit of area)
A unit of land area equal to 43,560 square feet, about 4,046.86 square meters, or approximately 0.4047 hectares.
Examples
ที่ดินtîi-dinที่ดินtîi-dinland (property)ผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2degree; extent3to such an extent; that much4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเอเคอร์ee-kɔɔเอเคอร์ee-kɔɔacre (unit of area)เหมาะmɔ̀เหมาะmɔ̀1suitable; appropriate; fitting2[to] suit; be appropriateสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingปลูกผักbplùuk-pàkปลูกผักbplùuk-pàk[to] grow/plant vegetables
This plot is one acre in size, suitable for growing vegetables.
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ฟาร์มfaamของkɔ̌ɔngลุงlungมีmiiสิบsìpเอเคอร์ee-kɔɔจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้แรงงานchái-rɛɛng-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konในnaiการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛ
My uncle’s farm has ten acres, so it needs many workers to maintain.
นายหน้าnaai-nâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaราคาraa-kaaเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔเอเคอร์ee-kɔɔในnaiแถบนี้tɛ̀ɛp-níiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nทุกปีtúk-bpii
The agent said the average price per acre in this area rises every year.
หากhàakแปลงนาbplɛɛng-naaเกินgəənห้าhâaเอเคอร์ee-kɔɔเราraoควรkuuanคำนวณkam-nuuanปริมาณbpà-rí-maanน้ำnáamและlɛ́ปุ๋ยbpǔiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเอเคอร์ee-kɔɔอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaให้ผลผลิตhâi-pǒn-pà-lìtคงที่kong-tîi
If the rice field exceeds five acres, we should carefully calculate water and fertilizer per acre to keep yields consistent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เอเคอร์ said เอ-คอ?
ee-kɔɔ
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |