แข้ง
kɛ̂ɛngMeanings
1NounB1
shin; shank (lower leg)
the front part of the lower leg between the knee and the ankle; also the lower leg of an animal (the shank).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินชนdəən-chonเดินชนdəən-chon[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walkingโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskเจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredแข้งkɛ̂ɛngแข้งkɛ̂ɛng1shin; shank (lower leg)2footballer; soccer player (journalistic)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He walked into the table and his shin hurts a lot.
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นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่sàiสนับแข้งsà-nàp-kɛ̂ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการบาดเจ็บgaan-bàat-jèp
Football players must wear shin guards to prevent injury.
When I was young, I fell and got a scar on my right shin.
สุนัขsù-nákตัวนั้นdtuua-nánชอบchɔ̂ɔpเอาaoตัวdtuuaมาmaaถูไถtǔu-tǎiกับgàpแข้งkɛ̂ɛngของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเวลาwee-laaอ้อนɔ̂ɔn
That dog likes to rub itself against its owner's shin when it wants attention.
2NounB2
footballer; soccer player (journalistic)
a football (soccer) player; a short journalistic term used in sports news and headlines.
Examples
ทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแข้งkɛ̂ɛngแข้งkɛ̂ɛng1shin; shank (lower leg)2footballer; soccer player (journalistic)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)มาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toบราซิลbraa-sinบราซิลbraa-sin1Brazil (country)2Brazilian (attributive)
Our team just bought a new player from Brazil.
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มีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉว่าwâaแข้งดังkɛ̂ɛng-dangคนkonนั้นnánอาจจะàat-jàย้ายทีมyáai-tiimฤดูกาลหน้าrʉ́-duu-gaan-nâa
There's a rumor that the famous player might transfer to another team next season.
สื่อกีฬาsʉ̀ʉ-gii-laaกำลังgam-langจับตาดูjàp-dtaa-duuฟอร์มการเล่นfɔɔm-gaan-lênของkɔ̌ɔngแข้งดาวรุ่งkɛ̂ɛng-daao-rûngคนนี้kon-níiเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
The sports media is paying special attention to the performance of this rising star player.
การปะทะกันgaan-bpà-tá-ganระหว่างrá-wàangสองsɔ̌ɔngแข้งkɛ̂ɛngระดับโลกrá-dàp-lôokในnaiนัดชิงชนะเลิศnát-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ətเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnทั่วโลกtûua-lôokรอคอยrɔɔ-kɔɔi
The clash between the two world-class players in the final is what fans all over the world are waiting for.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kɛ̂ɛng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |