กล้ามเนื้อ
glâam-nʉ́ʉaMeaning
1NounA2
muscle (anatomy)
A body tissue that can contract and relax to move parts of the body, keep posture, and make heat.
Examples
ฉีกchìikฉีกchìik1[to] tear; rip2[to] tear open3[to] break with; go against (figurative)ยืดกล้ามเนื้อyʉ̂ʉt-glâam-nʉ́ʉaยืดกล้ามเนื้อyʉ̂ʉt-glâam-nʉ́ʉa[to] stretch musclesก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]เจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injured
Stretch your muscles before running to avoid pain.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnยกyókของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkจนjonกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiไปbpaiทั้งตัวtáng-dtuua
Yesterday I lifted something heavy, and my muscles were sore all over.
กล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoยืนตรงyʉʉn-dtrongและlɛ́รักษาท่าrák-sǎa-tâaทางtaangได้ดีdâai-dii
Muscles help us stand upright and maintain good posture.
หมอmɔ̌ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaทำงานtam-ngaanโดยdooiการหดตัวgaan-hòt-dtuuaและlɛ́คลายตัวklaai-dtuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขยับkà-yàpข้อต่อkɔ̂ɔ-dtɔ̀ɔและlɛ́สร้างsâangความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnให้hâiร่างกายrâang-gaai
The doctor said muscles work by contracting and relaxing to move joints and generate heat for the body.
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 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
glâam
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉamuscle (anatomy)muscle (anatomy)Word