แข็งค่า(kăeng kâa)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] appreciate (of a currency); strengthen

for a currency to rise in value relative to other currencies

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเงินบาทngern bàatเงินบาทngern bàatThai baht (THB); baht currencyแข็งค่าkăeng kâaแข็งค่าkăeng kâa1[to] appreciate (of a currency); strengthen2strong (of a currency)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroadแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ใช้เงินchái ngernใช้เงินchái ngern[to] spend moneyน้อยลงnói longน้อยลงnói long1less (than before)2less; fewer (reduced)3[to] decrease; diminish; lessen
Recently, the baht has been appreciating, causing Thai people to spend less when traveling abroad.
2AdjectiveB2

strong (of a currency)

having a high exchange value relative to other currencies

Examples

ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เงินดอลลาร์ngern don-lâaเงินดอลลาร์ngern don-lâa1dollar currency (esp. US dollar)2funds in dollarsแข็งค่าkăeng kâaแข็งค่าkăeng kâa1[to] appreciate (of a currency); strengthen2strong (of a currency)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpcompared to [sth]; in comparison with [sth]เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)สกุลsà-gunสกุลsà-gun1family; lineage; clan2surname (formal/archaic)3currency (unit/type)4school; tradition (arts, thought)5genus (biology)อื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2else; otherwise (as a modifying element)3others; other people/things
Right now, the dollar has a very high exchange value compared to other currencies.

Word Breakdown

แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectPart 1
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ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2polite/friendly address particle3honorific title (archaic)4value; numerical value5worth; value (abstract)Part 2
แข็งค่าkăeng kâaแข็งค่าkăeng kâa[to] appreciate (of a currency); strengthen