แสนเข็ญ
sɛ̌ɛn-kěnMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
full of hardship; wretched
Marked by extreme hardship, suffering, or misery; full of great difficulty.
Examples
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitในอดีตnai-à-dìitin the past; formerlyชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàp[to] face; be confronted with; encounterความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàakความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàakhardship; difficulty; adversityแสนเข็ญsɛ̌ɛn-kěnแสนเข็ญsɛ̌ɛn-kěnfull of hardship; wretched
In the past, the lives of farmers were filled with extreme hardship.
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ผู้อพยพpûu-òp-pá-yópจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakต้องdtɔ̂ngดำรงชีวิตdam-rong-chii-wítในnaiสภาพsà-pâapที่tîiแสนเข็ญsɛ̌ɛn-kěnขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnทั้งtángอาหารaa-hǎanและlɛ́ยารักษาโรคyaa-rák-sǎa-rôok
Many refugees have to live in miserable conditions, lacking both food and medicine.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtชะตากรรมchá-dtaa-gamอันanแสนเข็ญsɛ̌ɛn-kěnของkɔ̌ɔngสามัญชนsǎa-man-chonในช่วงnai-chûuangสงครามsǒng-kraamได้dâaiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
This novel profoundly portrays the miserable fate of common people during the war.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakวัฏจักรwát-dtà-jàkแห่งhɛ̀ngความยากจนkwaam-yâak-jonอันanแสนเข็ญsɛ̌ɛn-kěnได้dâaiนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทั้งtángโชคchôokและlɛ́โอกาสoo-gàatที่tîiคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiไม่มีmâi-mii
To escape the cycle of extreme poverty requires both luck and opportunities that most people do not have.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sɛ̌ɛn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
แสนsɛ̌ɛnแสนsɛ̌ɛn1one hundred thousand (100,000)2very; extremely3very; extremelyone hundred thousand (100,000)Part 1
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เข็ญkěnเข็ญkěn1hardship; misery; destitution2poor; destitute; wretchedhardship; misery; destitutionPart 2
แสนเข็ญsɛ̌ɛn-kěnแสนเข็ญsɛ̌ɛn-kěnfull of hardship; wretchedfull of hardship; wretchedWord