แข็ง(kăeng)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

hard; solid

firm and not soft; in a solid state

Examples

น้ำแข็งnáam kăengน้ำแข็งnáam kăeng1ice2ice cube(s)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
The ice in the glass is still solid.
2AdjectiveB1

stiff; rigid; firm

not flexible or easy to move; firm in shape or behavior

Examples

ไม้บรรทัดmái ban-tátไม้บรรทัดmái ban-tátruler; straightedgeอันนี้an néeอันนี้an néethis; this one (near the speaker)แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)งอngoงอngo1bent; curved2be bent; be curved3[to] bend; curveได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
This ruler is rigid and doesn't bend easily.
3AdjectiveB1

strong; tough (person/stance)

showing strength, toughness, or strictness in character or attitude

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3ominous; inauspiciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyและláeและláeand (coordinating)วินัยwí-naiวินัยwí-nai1discipline; self-discipline2disciplinary rules; code of conduct3monastic discipline (Buddhism)แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâiไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâi[to] refuse to let [sb] do [sth]; [to] not allow [sth]เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agent
This teacher is very strict and firm about discipline, not allowing students to be late.
4AdjectiveB1

frozen

made hard by cold; turned solid from freezing

Examples

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ถังtăngถังtăng1container; bucket; bin; tank2drum (large cylindrical container)3fuel tank4classifier: containers (drums/tanks/bins)แช่แข็งchâe kăengแช่แข็งchâe kăeng1[to] freeze [sth]2frozen3[to] freeze (assets/prices); [to] suspend changeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsน้ำแข็งnáam kăengน้ำแข็งnáam kăeng1ice2ice cube(s)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The water in the freezer has frozen solid.
5AdjectiveB2

stale (rice)

of cooked rice, hardened and no longer soft

Examples

ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer/power supply (slang)อุ่นùnอุ่นùn1warm; lukewarm (pleasantly mild heat)2[to] warm; reheat3warm; cozy (mood; atmosphere; feeling)ทิ้งไว้tíng wáiทิ้งไว้tíng wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave behind [sth]ทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire nightจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2taste good
The rice left in the cooker overnight became hard and is not tasty to eat.
6AdjectiveC1

erect

of the penis, firm and enlarged

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแฟนfaenแฟนfaen1fan; supporter2romantic partnerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3series; batch; session4classifier for sets/outfits/equipmentนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightหันไปhăn bpaiหันไปhăn bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude
As soon as he saw his partner in that outfit, he got hard immediately and had to turn away.

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