กอบ
gɔ̀ɔpMeanings
1ClassifierA2
a double handful; classifier: double handfuls
a quantity of loose material, such as rice or sand, held in both hands cupped together; also a classifier for such quantities
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเกลือglʉʉaเกลือglʉʉa1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostกอบgɔ̀ɔpกอบgɔ̀ɔp1a double handful; classifier: double handfuls2[to] scoop up [sth] with both handsครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
One handful of salt, please.
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He put two handfuls of soil into the small pot.
Mom gave our neighbor a large handful of uncooked rice.
คุณยายkun-yaaiหยิบyìpถั่วลิสงtùua-lí-sǒngคั่วkûuaประมาณbprà-maanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngกอบgɔ̀ɔpส่งให้sòng-hâiฉันchǎnกินเล่นgin-lên
My grandmother grabbed about one handful of roasted peanuts and gave them to me to snack on.
2VerbB1
[to] scoop up [sth] with both hands
to gather or scoop up something using both hands together
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกอบgòpกอบgòp1a double handful; classifier: double handfuls2[to] scoop up [sth] with both handsทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developปราสาทbpraa-sàatปราสาทbpraa-sàat1castle; palace2sanctuary tower (Khmer/Angkor-style)
Children like to go to the beach to scoop up sand to build castles.
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เขาkǎoรีบrîipกอบgɔ̀ɔpเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanที่tîiปลิวว่อนbpliu-wɔ̂ɔnบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnหลังจากlǎng-jàakลมlomพัดpátเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngด้วยdûuaiมือmʉʉเดียวdiiao
He quickly scooped up the documents scattered on the floor with one hand after the wind blew into the room.
ชาวนาchaao-naaกอบgɔ̀ɔpเมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét-panจากjàakในnaiกระบุงgrà-bungแล้วlɛ́ɛoหว่านwàanลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiนาnaa
The farmer scooped seeds from the basket and then sowed them in the field.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnเหรียญrǐianตกdtòkเกลื่อนกลาดglʉ̀ʉan-glàatเขาkǎoก้มลงgôm-longกอบgɔ̀ɔpมันmanขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจนjonเต็มdtemสองมือsɔ̌ɔng-mʉʉ
Seeing the coins scattered about, he bent down and swiftly scooped them up until both his hands were full.
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
gɔ̀ɔp
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 | — | — |