Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedto move or go up or upwardswiktionary
up; upwardswiktionary
to rise to a higher point, rank, degree, level, or orderwiktionary
to make or become greater in number, size, strength, quality, quantity, or volumewiktionary
more; to a greater extent or degreecurated
to commence; startwiktionary
to become acute, strong, or vehement, as with sensations, feelings, or emotionswiktionary
to come above the horizon, as a heavenly bodywiktionary
to have good luck; prosper; flourishlexitron
waxingwiktionary
waxing moonwiktionary
day of the waxing moonwiktionary
to waxwiktionary
to make a record of; record; registerwiktionary
to be under or subject to another person's or entity's authority, direction, supervision, or influencewiktionary
to depend on; be dependentwiktionary
Less common senses (6)
frontally; frontwards; northerly; northwards; easterly; eastwardswiktionary
to move or go frontwards, northwards, or eastwardswiktionary
to obtain cash for a check, money order, lottery, or similar itemwiktionary
to place or keep in a treasury, depository, warehouse, or similar placewiktionary
to insert an arrow or shot into a bow, crossbow, or similar weaponwiktionary
to assume or cause to assume a form, such as a bronze figure, plaster figure, or piece of wickerworkwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voices
งานเร็วขึ้น แต่ก็ต้องใช้เงินมากขึ้น
The work is faster, but it also costs more money.
Alin · อุดรธานีfrom ทุ่งนาภาคกลาง →
วันต่อมา ก็ดีขึ้น เสมอ
The next day, it's better — always.
Sorzo · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom อยู่คนเดียวเป็นไหม →
ได้เงินเท่าไหร่ ขึ้นอยู่กับว่าฉันส่งได้กี่ครั้ง
How much I earn depends on how many deliveries I make.
Ploy · เชียงใหม่from ไรเดอร์ →
Built from
From Proto-Tai *χɯnꟲ (“to ascend”). Cognate with Isan ขึ้น, Lao ຂຶ້ນ (khưn), Northern Thai ᨡᩧ᩠᩶ᨶ, Khün ᨡᩨ᩠᩶ᨶ, Lü ᦃᦹᧃᧉ (ẋuen²), Tai Dam ꪄꪳ꫁ꪙ, Tai Dón ꪄꪳꪙꫂ, Shan ၶိုၼ်ႈ (khūen), Tai Nüa ᥑᥪᥢᥲ (xùen), Phake ၵ︀ိုꩫ︀် (khün), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün), Zhuang hwnj, Zuojiang Zhuang kwnj.