แคะ
kɛ́Meaning
1VerbA2
[to] pick; scrape out
to remove or dislodge something by picking or scraping with a finger or tool (e.g., pick the nose, scrape out dirt or residue).
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)แคะkɛ́แคะkɛ́[to] pick; scrape outจมูกjà-mùukจมูกjà-mùuk1nose2nose (of an object)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่สาธารณะtîi-sǎa-taa-rá-náที่สาธารณะtîi-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic place; public area; public space
Don't pick your nose in public.
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คุณปู่kun-bpùuใช้cháiไม้จิ้มฟันmáai-jîm-fanแคะkɛ́เศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎanหลังlǎngกินข้าวgin-kâaoเสร็จsèt
Grandpa used a toothpick to pick out food scraps after finishing his meal.
I have to scrape the dirt out of my shoes before entering the house.
ช่างทำขนมchâang tam kà-nŏmค่อยๆkôi kôiแคะkáeเม็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์mét má-mûuang hĭm-má-paanออกจากòk jàakพิมพ์pimทีละtee láชิ้นchín
The baker carefully picked the cashews out of the mold one by one.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kɛ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |