กล้วย
glûuaiMeanings
1NounA1
banana (fruit)
a long curved tropical fruit with a peel and soft flesh; commonly eaten ripe or used in cooking
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Mom will use ripe bananas to make a smoothie.
Tomorrow we will fry bananas as an afternoon snack.
2NounA2
banana plant/tree
the large herbaceous plant that bears bananas
Examples
หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaiต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaibanana tree; banana plantไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)กอgɔɔกอgɔɔ1clump; tuft (of plants)2classifier for clumps of plants
We grow several banana plants behind our house.
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ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanดูแลduu-lɛɛกล้วยglûuaiด้วยdûuaiการตัดgaan-dtàtใบbaiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngและlɛ́ใส่sàiปุ๋ยbpǔiทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉan
The gardener tends the banana plants by trimming dry leaves and fertilizing every month.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaกล้วยglûuaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpน้ำnáamจึงjʉngรดน้ำrót-náamต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaiเช้าcháoเย็นyen
Dad says banana plants like water, so he waters them morning and evening.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกล้วยglûuaiออกɔ̀ɔkเครือkrʉʉaใหญ่yàiชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanจะjàค้ำkámลำต้นlam-dtônไม่ให้mâi-hâiหักhàk
When the banana plant bears a large bunch, farmers prop up the trunk to prevent it from breaking.
3AdjectiveB2
easy; a breeze (slang)
informal: very easy; not difficult; a breeze
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งานบ้านngaan-bâanงานบ้านngaan-bâanhousework; choresชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)
This batch of housework is super easy; it’s done in no time.
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Today’s exam was easier than expected; everyone finished on time.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpเขาkǎoการแก้gaan-gɛ̂ɛสมการsà-má-gaanแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiกล้วยglûuaiมากmâakจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngคิดkít
For him, solving this kind of equation is so easy he barely has to think.
โปรเจ็กต์bproo-jèkทดลองtót-lɔɔngนี้níiกล้วยglûuaiเมื่อเทียบกับmʉ̂ʉa-tîiap-gàpงานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiจริงjingที่tîiตามมาdtaam-maa
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glûuai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |