กลการ

gon-lá-gaan

Meaning

1NounB2

mechanical work; mechanical engineering

work involving the construction, maintenance, or repair of machinery

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side of6dud; failing to fire or explodeกลการgon-lá-gaanกลการgon-lá-gaanmechanical work; mechanical engineeringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โรงงานrohng ngaanโรงงานrohng ngaanfactory; plantโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionและláeและláeand (coordinating)ซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm[to] repair; fixเครื่องจักรkrêuuang jàkเครื่องจักรkrêuuang jàk1machine (single unit)2machinery (collective)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yieldสินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1product; item2goods; merchandise
My father does mechanical work at a factory, maintaining and repairing the machinery used to manufacture products.
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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

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Result

Mid tone

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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กลการgon-lá-gaanกลการgon-lá-gaanmechanical work; mechanical engineeringmechanical work; mechanical engineeringWord