กบ
gòpMeanings
1NounA1
frog
an amphibian with smooth skin that lives on land and in water, known for hopping and croaking
Examples
กบgòpกบgòp1frog2plane (woodworking tool)3Kob (Thai nickname)4classifier: ตัวอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyบนบกbon-bòkบนบกbon-bòk1on land; ashore2land-dwelling; terrestrialและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)
Frogs live both on land and in water.
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In the evening, frogs croak near the pond.
When it rains, frogs hop out from the grass.
The kids noticed that frogs have smooth skin and can hop far.
2NounB2
plane (woodworking tool)
a woodworking tool with a blade used to smooth or shape wood
Examples
ช่างไม้châng-máaiช่างไม้châng-máaicarpenter; woodworkerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกบgòpกบgòp1frog2plane (woodworking tool)3Kob (Thai nickname)4classifier: ตัวเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightไส่sàiผิวไม้pǐu-máaiผิวไม้pǐu-máaiwood surface; surface of woodให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เรียบrîiapเรียบrîiap1smooth; even; flat2plain; unadorned3neat; orderly; trim4completely; all gone5quiet; subdued (tone/style)6[to] be smooth; be even; lie flatก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)ทาสีtaa-sǐiทาสีtaa-sǐi[to] paint (a surface)
The carpenter uses a small hand plane to smooth the wood before painting.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpลิ้นชักlín-chákเขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakกบgòpบล็อกblɔ́kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บgèpรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatมุมmumให้hâiเนียนniian
Before assembling the drawer, he chose a block plane to refine the corners smoothly.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpงานngaanขึ้นรูปkʉ̂n-rûupชิ้นเล็กchín-lékช่างchângมักmákใช้cháiกบgòpคว่ำkwâmใบbaiมุมmumต่ำdtàmเพราะprɔ́ควบคุมkûuap-kumเศษไม้sèet-máaiได้ดีdâai-dii
For shaping small pieces, craftsmen often use a low-angle block plane because it controls tear-out well.
3Proper nounB2
Kob (Thai nickname)
a Thai nickname meaning 'frog', commonly romanized as Kob
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกบgòpกบgòp1frog2plane (woodworking tool)3Kob (Thai nickname)4classifier: ตัวเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชื่อเล่นchʉ̂ʉ-lênชื่อเล่นchʉ̂ʉ-lênnicknameที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeKob
Her friends call her 'Kob' because it's her nickname derived from English.
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กบgòpเป็นbpenดีเจdee jayที่têeดังdangในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpชื่อเล่นchêuu lênนี้néeติดdtìtมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเรียนriianมัธยมmát-tá-yom
Kob is a famous DJ in Bangkok; this nickname has stuck since high school.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanแนะนำตัวnɛ́-nam-dtuuaว่าwâaกบgòpแล้วlɛ́ɛoอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaใช้cháiชื่อchʉ̂ʉนี้níiในnaiวงการบันเทิงwong-gaan-ban-təəngมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt
The manager introduced herself as Kob and explained that she has used this name in the entertainment industry all along.
แม้mɛ́ɛในnaiเอกสารราชการèek-gà-sǎan-râat-chá-gaanจะjàใช้cháiชื่อจริงchʉ̂ʉ-jingแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนkonในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเรียกrîiakเขาkǎoว่าwâaกบgòpตามdtaamชื่อchʉ̂ʉอังกฤษang-grìtKob
Even though official documents use his legal name, people in the company call him Kob after his English name, Kob.
4ClassifierC1
classifier: ตัวตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)
Woodworking planes are counted with the classifier ตัวตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.).
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)หยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)กบgòpกบgòp1frog2plane (woodworking tool)3Kob (Thai nickname)4classifier: ตัวเบอร์bəəเบอร์bəə1number (identifier)2size; size numberเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyผิวไม้pǐu-máaiผิวไม้pǐu-máaiwood surface; surface of woodก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ตะปูdtà-bpuuตะปูdtà-bpuunail (metal fastener)
The carpenter told me to grab the small plane to smooth the wood before nailing.
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งานngaanนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiกบgòpสองsɔ̌ɔngขนาดkà-nàatไล่lâiจากjàakกบgòpหยาบyàapไปbpaiกบgòpละเอียดlá-ìiatเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผิวไม้pǐu-máaiเรียบrîiapเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-gan
For this job we need two planes, progressing from a rough plane to a fine one to make the wood surface uniformly smooth.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaเวิร์กช็อปwə́ək-chɔ̀pกำชับgam-chápว่าwâaอย่าyàaปรับbpràpปากbpàakกบgòpแคบkɛ̂ɛpเกินไปgəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́จะjàกินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉaไม้máaiลึกlʉ́kและlɛ́ทิ้งรอยtíng-rɔɔi
The workshop lead emphasized not to set the plane mouth too narrow, as it will bite too deep into the wood and leave marks.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแต่งdtɛ̀ngชิ้นงานchín-ngaanเขาkǎoจะjàตรวจคมdtrùuat-komใบbaiกบgòpจูนjuunมุมmumเอียงiiangและlɛ́เช็กchékความเรียบkwaam-rîiapของkɔ̌ɔngฐานtǎanกบgòpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumการกินgaan-ginไม้máaiให้hâiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
Before finishing the piece, he checks the plane blade’s sharpness, tunes the bevel angle, and inspects the sole’s flatness to control an even cut.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gòp
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 | — | — |