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kɛ́ɛnMeanings
1NounB2
grudge; deep resentment
A strong, long-held feeling of resentment or a grudge, often associated with a desire for revenge.
Examples
ความแค้นkwaam-kɛ́ɛnความแค้นkwaam-kɛ́ɛngrudge; resentmentระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตระกูลdtrà-guunตระกูลdtrà-guun1lineage; family; clan2family (classification group)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maa[to] be passed down; [to] be inheritedหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalชั่วอายุคนchûua-aa-yú-konชั่วอายุคนchûua-aa-yú-kon1a lifetime2a generation3for a lifetime
The grudge between these two families has been passed down for several generations.
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ละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpความแค้นkwaam-kɛ́ɛnและlɛ́การแก้แค้นgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛnที่tîiเข้มข้นkêm-kônมากmâak
This drama is about a very intense grudge and revenge.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛความแค้นkwaam-kɛ́ɛnที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการgaanถูกtùukหักหลังhàk-lǎngยังคงyang-kongฝังลึกfǎng-lʉ́kอยู่ในyùu-naiใจjaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
Even though a long time has passed, the resentment from being betrayed remains deeply embedded in his heart.
ความแค้นkwaam-kɛ́ɛnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔศัตรูsàt-dtruuนั้นnánรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngมากmâakจนjonทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonเลือดเย็นlʉ̂ʉat-yenและlɛ́พร้อมprɔ́ɔmจะjàทำtamทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้แค้นgɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛn
His grudge against his enemy was so intense that it turned him into a cold-blooded person, ready to do anything for revenge.
2VerbB2
[to] resent deeply; [to] bear a grudge
To feel deep, lasting resentment toward [sb], keeping a grudge over time.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค้นkɛ́ɛnแค้นkɛ́ɛn1grudge; deep resentment2[to] resent deeply; [to] bear a grudgeเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโกหกgoo-hòkโกหกgoo-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2lie; falsehood (uncommon as a noun)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtall along; continuously
He resents his close friend for having lied to him all along.
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เธอtəəไม่เคยmâi-kəəiลืมlʉʉmสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเขาkǎoทำtamและlɛ́ยังคงyang-kongแค้นkɛ́ɛnเขาkǎoอยู่yùuจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngทุกวันนี้túk-wan-níi
She has never forgotten what he did and still holds a grudge against him to this day.
ต่อหน้าdtò nâaคนอื่นkon èunเขาkăoทำtamเหมือนmĕuuanให้อภัยhâi à-paiแล้วláeoแต่dtàeในใจnai jaiลึกๆléuk léukเขาkăoยังyangแค้นkáenอีกฝ่ายèek fàaiอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer
In front of others, he acts as if he has forgiven, but deep down, he always still resents the other party.
เขาkǎoแค้นkɛ́ɛnเจ้านายjâo-naaiเก่าgàoมากmâakเสียจนsǐia-jonสาบานsǎa-baanว่าwâaจะjàไม่mâiกลับglàpไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนั้นnánอีกìikไม่ว่าจะmâi-wâa-jàได้dâaiเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanดีdiiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
He resented his old boss so much that he swore never to work at that company again, no matter how good the salary was.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kɛ́ɛn
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |