แรงคน

rɛɛng-kon

Meaning

1NounB1

human strength; manpower

The physical strength or effort provided by people, as opposed to machine power; manpower.

Examples

เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; previously; in the pastเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใช้แรงchái-rɛɛngใช้แรงchái-rɛɛng[to] use physical strength; [to] do manual laborคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การทำนาgaan-tam-naaการทำนาgaan-tam-naarice farming
In the past, we used manpower for farming.
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ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàมีmiiเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛงานngaanบางอย่างbaang-yàangก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiแรงคนrɛɛng-konอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Even though there are machines, some jobs still have to rely on manpower.
การย้ายgaan yáaiบ้านbâanครั้งนี้kráng néeใช้แรงchái raengคนkonเยอะมากyér mâakเพราะpráwของkŏngหนักๆnàk nàkทั้งนั้นtáng nán
This house move used a lot of manpower because all the items were heavy.
โครงการก่อสร้างkroong-gaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaทั้งtángเครื่องจักรกลkrʉ̂ʉang-jàk-gonหนักnàkและlɛ́แรงคนrɛɛng-konจำนวนมหาศาลjam-nuuan-má-hǎa-sǎan
This large-scale construction project must rely on both heavy machinery and a massive amount of manpower.

Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

rɛɛng

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)strong; intense; severePart 1
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คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringperson; humanPart 2
แรงคนrɛɛng-konแรงคนrɛɛng-konhuman strength; manpowerhuman strength; manpowerWord

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