แนวเขา
nɛɛo-kǎoMeaning
1NounB1
mountain range; ridgeline
a series or line of mountains; a mountain range; a ridgeline.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎoแนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎomountain range; ridgelineจากที่jàak-tîiจากที่jàak-tîifrom what ...; based on what ...นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)
I can see the mountain range from here.
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เราraoขับรถkàp-rótไปตามbpai-dtaamถนนtà-nǒnที่tîiขนานkà-nǎanกับgàpแนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎoไปbpaiหลายlǎaiกิโลเมตรgì-loo-méet
We drove on a road that ran parallel to the mountain range for many kilometers.
The sun is setting behind the mountain range, it's very beautiful.
แนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎoนี้níiทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenพรมแดนprom-dɛɛnธรรมชาติtam-má-châatระหว่างrá-wàangสองsɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têet
This mountain range serves as a natural border between the two countries.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nɛɛo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แนวnɛɛoแนวnɛɛo1line; row; alignment; formation2direction; approach; tendency; orientation3boundary line; demarcation4genre; style5guideline; principle; policy line6(colloq.) unconventional; artsy; individualistic7classifier for lines or rows8musical line; voice; partline; row; alignment; formationPart 1
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แนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎoแนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎomountain range; ridgelinemountain range; ridgelineWord