กก
gòkMeanings
1NounB2
sedge; Cyperus (plant)
A sedge, especially species of the genus Cyperus; a grass-like plant commonly found in wet or marshy areas.
Examples
ริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeบึงbʉngบึงbʉngmarshy lake; large pondมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นกกdtôn-gòkต้นกกdtôn-gòkreed; sedge plantขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂n1dense; crowded2thick; compactเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ชุ่มน้ำchûm-náamชุ่มน้ำchûm-náamsoaked; waterlogged; saturatedตลอดปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpiiตลอดปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpii1all year; year-round2year-round
Along the pond, sedges grow densely because the soil stays moist all year.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanบอกว่าbòk wâaในnaiทุ่งtûngลุ่มน้ำlûm náamนี้néeจะjàเห็นhĕnกกgòkขึ้นkêunเป็นbpenหย่อมyòmๆ-หลังlăngฝนตกfŏn dtòk
Villagers say that in this floodplain, you’ll see patches of sedge after the rain.
นกน้ำnók-náamชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำรังtam-rangซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuในnaiกกgòkเพราะprɔ́ลำต้นlam-dtônคล้ายkláaiหญ้าyâaเหล่านี้lào-níiช่วยchûuaiบังbangสายตาsǎai-dtaaศัตรูsàt-dtruu
Waterbirds like to nest hidden in the sedges because these grass-like stems help shield them from predators’ sight.
นักนิเวศวิทยาnák-ní-wêet-wít-tá-yaaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaว่าwâaกกgòkในnaiพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chûm-náamมีบทบาทmii-bòt-bàatในnaiการgaanกรองตะกอนgrɔɔng-dtà-gɔɔnและlɛ́ดูดซับdùut-sápสารอาหารsǎan-aa-hǎanส่วนเกินsùuan-gəənอย่างไรyàang-rai
Ecologists study how sedges in wetlands filter sediments and absorb excess nutrients.
2VerbC1
[to] brood; hold close for warmth
To sit on eggs or cover young to keep them warm; also to hold someone close against the body for warmth.
Examples
แม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàihen; adult female chickenกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกกไข่gòk-kàiกกไข่gòk-kài[to] incubate eggs; [to] broodอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]เล้าláoเล้าláo1coop; pen; sty2classifier: coops/pensเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)กวนguuanกวนguuan1[to] stir; mix by stirring2[to] disturb; bother; annoy3annoying; provoking (informal)4[to] cook down by stirring; stir until thickมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The hen is sitting on her eggs in the coop. Let's not disturb her.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaลมหนาวlom-nǎaoพัดpátเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiรังrangแม่mɛ̂ɛนกnókก็gɔ̂กางgaangปีกbpìikกกgòkลูกlûukไว้wáiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพวกมันpûuak-manอบอุ่นòp-ùn
When a cold wind blew into the nest, the mother bird spread her wings over her chicks to keep them warm.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangอากาศaa-gàatหนาวจัดnǎao-jàtแม่mɛ̂ɛดึงdʉngลูกlûukที่tîiตัวสั่นdtuua-sànเข้ามาkâo-maaกกgòkแนบnɛ̂ɛpอกòkแล้วlɛ́ɛoกระชับgrà-chápผ้าห่มpâa-hòmคลุมklumทั้งtángตัวเองdtuua-eengและlɛ́ลูกlûuk
In the bitter cold, the mother pulled her shivering child close to her chest for warmth, then tucked the blanket snugly around them both.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiอาหารaa-hǎanวางwaangล่อlɔ̂ɔอยู่yùuไม่ไกลmâi-glaiแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmละláจากjàakรังrangราวกับraao-gàpรู้rúuว่าwâaไข่kàiที่tîiกกgòkอยู่yùuต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiไออุ่นai-ùnจากjàakตัวdtuuaมันman
Even with food placed nearby to tempt her, the hen refused to leave the nest, as though she knew that the eggs she was incubating depended on her body heat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gòk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |