แข็งๆ(kăeng kăeng)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

rather hard; quite firm/stiff (texture)

somewhat to quite hard in texture; firmer or stiffer than usual (reduplication of แข็งแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erect softens/tones the degree to ‘on the hard side’)

Examples

มะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)แข็งๆkăeng kăengแข็งๆkăeng kăeng1rather hard; quite firm/stiff (texture)2sternly; bluntly; in a hard tone3stiffly; awkwardly (of movement or acting)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
This mango is still a bit hard.
2AdverbB1

sternly; bluntly; in a hard tone

in a blunt or stern way (e.g., speaking in a hard tone)

Examples

ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแข็งๆkăeng kăengแข็งๆkăeng kăeng1rather hard; quite firm/stiff (texture)2sternly; bluntly; in a hard tone3stiffly; awkwardly (of movement or acting)แบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)3elliptical answer marker
Why did you speak to Mom in such a stern tone like that?
3AdverbB1

stiffly; awkwardly (of movement or acting)

in a stiff, unnatural, or awkward manner, often used to describe physical movement or acting performances

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