แขยงๆ
kà-yăeng kà-yăengMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
squeamish; slightly disgusted
feeling somewhat disgusted, repulsed, or squeamish, often in reaction to something creepy, slimy, or unpleasant
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)แขยงๆkà-yăeng kà-yăengแขยงๆkà-yăeng kà-yăengsqueamish; slightly disgustedเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesมองดูmong dooมองดูmong doo[to] look at; watchหนอนnŏnหนอนnŏn1worm; maggot; larva2worm (computing, malware)ตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)คลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliage
I feel somewhat squeamish when looking at a large caterpillar crawling on a leaf.
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เขาkăoไม่mâiกล้าglâaจับjàpกบgòpเพราะpráwรู้สึกrúu-sèukแขยงๆkà-yăeng kà-yăengกับgàpผิวpĭuที่têeลื่นlêunและláeเปียกbpìiakของมันkŏng man
He doesn't dare touch the frog because he feels somewhat repulsed by its wet and slimy skin.
พอporเห็นhĕnเศษอาหารsèt aa-hăanเน่าเปื่อยnâo bpèuaiที่têeมีmeeแมลงวันตอมmá-laeng-wan dtomอยู่ในyòo naiถังขยะtăng kà-yàฉันchănก็gâwอดòtรู้สึกrúu-sèukแขยงๆkà-yăeng kà-yăengไม่ได้mâi dâai
Upon seeing the rotting food scraps swarming with flies in the trash can, I couldn't help but feel somewhat disgusted.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเขาkăoจะjàใส่ถุงsài tŭngมือmeuuทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatห้องน้ำhông náamที่têeสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkมากmâakแล้วláeoแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangแอบàepรู้สึกrúu-sèukแขยงๆkà-yăeng kà-yăengอยู่ดีyòo dee
Even though he wore gloves to clean the extremely dirty bathroom, he still secretly felt somewhat squeamish anyway.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แขยงๆ said ขะ-แหยง-ขะ-แหยง?
kà-yăeng kà-yăeng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |