ไอ้เข้
âi-kêeMeaning
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crocodile (colloq.)
a colloquial word for a crocodile, equivalent to จระเข้จระเข้jɔɔ-rá-kêecrocodile (animal)
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asไอ้เข้âi-kêeไอ้เข้âi-kêecrocodile (colloq.)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creek
The villagers saw a big crocodile in the canal.
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มีmiiข่าวkàaoว่าwâaไอ้เข้âi-kêeหลุดlùtออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakฟาร์มfaamทำให้tam-hâiคนkonที่อยู่tîi-yùuริมน้ำrim-náamต่างdtàangหวาดกลัวwàat-gluua
There was news that a crocodile escaped from a farm, causing people living by the water to be terrified.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiมีmiiไอ้เข้âi-kêeชุกชุมchúk-chumแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiไม่mâiเห็นhěnแล้วlɛ́ɛo
In the old days, this area was teeming with crocodiles, but now you don't see them anymore.
ตำนานพื้นบ้านdtam-naan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanเล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ngพญาชาละวันpá-yaa-chaa-lá-wanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenไอ้เข้âi-kêeยักษ์yákที่tîiดุร้ายdù-ráaiและlɛ́สร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnไปทั่วbpai-tûuaคุ้งน้ำkúng-náam
The folktale tells of Phaya Chalawan, who was a fierce giant crocodile that caused trouble all over the river bend.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
âi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |