กกไข่
gòk-kàiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] incubate eggs; [to] brood
to sit on eggs in order to hatch them; to incubate or brood
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]ฟาร์มfaamฟาร์มfaam1farm2[to] farm; grind (gaming)3classifier: แห่งของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
The mother hen is incubating her eggs on our farm.
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นกเพนกวินnók-peen-gwinตัวผู้dtuua-pûuมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiกกไข่gòk-kàiในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiตัวเมียdtuua-miiaออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎan
The male penguin has the duty of incubating the egg, while the female goes out to find food.
ถ้าtâaแม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmทิ้งtíngรังrangมากินmaa-ginอาหารaa-hǎanแสดงว่าsà-dɛɛng-wâaมันmanกำลังgam-langเริ่มrə̂əmกกไข่gòk-kàiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
If the hen refuses to leave the nest to eat, it means she is starting to brood.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panนกnókหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítจะjàสร้างsâangรังrangที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiสำหรับsǎm-ràpกกไข่gòk-kàiและlɛ́เลี้ยงดูlíiang-duuลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔn
During the breeding season, many bird species build sturdy nests to use as a place to incubate their eggs and raise their young.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กกgòkกกgòk1sedge; Cyperus (plant)2base; root; point of attachment3[to] brood; hold close for warmthsedge; Cyperus (plant)Part 1
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ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)eggPart 2
กกไข่gòk-kàiกกไข่gòk-kài[to] incubate eggs; [to] brood[to] incubate eggs; [to] broodWord