แคบ
kɛ̂ɛpMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
narrow
having a small width; not wide
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แคบkɛ̂ɛpแคบkɛ̂ɛp1narrow2limited; not broad (scope or view)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This road is very narrow.
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Yesterday, the boat went through a very narrow canal.
Tomorrow we have to move the cupboard through an even narrower door.
ระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taangเดินdəənที่tîiแคบkɛ̂ɛpในnaiตลาดdtà-làatคนkonต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənสวนกันsǔuan-ganอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
Along the narrow walkway in the market, people have to pass each other carefully.
2AdjectiveB2
limited; not broad (scope or view)
restricted in size, range, or openness; lacking breadth or openness (literal or figurative)
Examples
มุมมองmum-mɔɔngมุมมองmum-mɔɔng1viewpoint; perspective2viewing angle; visual perspectiveของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyแคบkɛ̂ɛpแคบkɛ̂ɛp1narrow2limited; not broad (scope or view)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearฟังความfang-kwaamฟังความfang-kwaam[to] hear an account; listen to a party's sideเห็นต่างhěn-dtàangเห็นต่างhěn-dtàang[to] disagree; [to] have a different opinion
His perspective is rather narrow; he rarely listens to different opinions.
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แผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiนี้níiแคบkɛ̂ɛpไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเพราะprɔ́แสดงsà-dɛɛngเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
This map is somewhat limited because it shows only part of the information.
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiที่têeแคบkâepเกินไปgern bpaiอาจàatกีดกันgèet ganกลุ่มglùmคนkonที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaanความช่วยเหลือkwaam chûuai lĕuuaจริงๆjing jing
Overly narrow policies may exclude groups who truly need help.
ถ้าtâaคิดkítแบบbàepแคบๆkâep kâepเราraoจะjàพลาดplâatโอกาสoh-gàatเรียนรู้จากrian róo jàakมุมมองmum mongที่têeหลากหลายlàak lăai
If we think in a narrow way, we will miss opportunities to learn from diverse perspectives.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kɛ̂ɛp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |