กล้าหาญ
glâa-hǎanMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
brave; courageous
showing courage in the face of fear, danger, pain, or moral difficulty
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanbrave; courageousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3[to] scold; rebuke
He was brave to help the child from the aggressive dog.
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เธอtəəกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanที่tîiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápความผิดkwaam-pìtของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaทุกคนtúk-kon
She was brave to admit her mistake in front of everyone.
นักดับเพลิงnák-dàp-pləəngต้องdtɔ̂ngกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiอาคารaa-kaanที่tîiกำลังgam-langไหม้mâi
Firefighters must be courageous when entering a burning building.
การยืนหยัดgaan-yʉʉn-yàtตามdtaamหลักการlàk-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonแม้mɛ́ɛถูกtùukกดดันgòt-danเป็นbpenความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎanทางtaangศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tam
Standing by your principles even under pressure is moral courage.
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
glâa
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
กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlybrave; courageousPart 1
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หาญhǎanหาญhǎan1brave; bold; courageous (formal/literary)2[to] dare; venture; have the audacity to (formal/literary)brave; bold; courageous (formal/literary)Part 2
กล้าหาญglâa-hǎanกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanbrave; courageousbrave; courageousWord