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kăeng

Meanings

1NounA2

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.
2NounB1

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)
This ruler is rigid and doesn't bend easily.
3NounB1

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)วินัยแข็งwí-nai kăengวินัยแข็งwí-nai kăengvery disciplined; strictไม่ยอมให้mâi 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)
This teacher is very strict and firm about discipline, not allowing students to be late.
4NounB1

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.
5NounB2

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.
6NounC1

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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