กข
gɔɔ-kɔ̌ɔMeaning
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RD rice-variety prefix
abbreviation for the Thai Rice Department, used as a prefix in names of Thai rice varieties
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyกขgɔɔ-kɔ̌ɔกขgɔɔ-kɔ̌ɔRD rice-variety prefix43มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหุงhǔngหุงhǔng[to] cook (especially rice)
Mom bought RD 43 rice to cook.
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ชาวนาchaao-naaแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiชอบchɔ̂ɔpปลูกbplùukข้าวkâaoพันธุ์panกขgɔɔ-kɔ̌ɔ6เพราะprɔ́ขายkǎaiได้dâaiราคาraa-kaaดีdii
Farmers around here like to grow the RD 6 rice variety because it sells for a good price.
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaเราraoจะjàทดลองtót-lɔɔngปลูกbplùukข้าวkâaoพันธุ์panกขgɔɔ-kɔ̌ɔ15ในnaiนาnaaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
Next year we will experiment with growing RD 15 rice in our paddy field.
ข้าวkâaoพันธุ์panที่tîiมีmiiชื่อchʉ̂ʉขึ้นต้นkʉ̂n-dtônด้วยdûuaiกขgɔɔ-kɔ̌ɔได้รับdâi-rápการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaโดยdooiกรมการgrom-gaanข้าวkâaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทนทานton-taanต่อdtɔ̀ɔโรคrôokและlɛ́ศัตรูพืชsàt-dtruu-pʉ̂ʉt
Rice varieties prefixed with 'RD' (Kor Khor) were developed by the Rice Department to be resistant to diseases and pests.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กข said กอ-ขอ?
gɔɔ-kɔ̌ɔ
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |