กอไผ่
gɔɔ-pàiMeaning
1NounB1
bamboo clump
a single clump of bamboo stems growing together from one root mass.
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)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกอไผ่gɔɔ-pàiกอไผ่gɔɔ-pàibamboo clumpใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostกอgɔɔกอgɔɔ1clump; tuft (of plants)2classifier for clumps of plants
Behind my house, there is one large clump of bamboo.
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The children like to go play hide-and-seek around the bamboo clump by the canal.
เมื่อmêuuaลมlomพัดpátแรงraengใบไผ่bai pàiจากjàakกอไผ่go pàiจะjàเสียดสีsìat sĕeกันganจนjonเกิดgèrtเสียงดังsĭiang dangซ่าๆsâa sâa
When the wind blows hard, the leaves from the bamboo clump rub against each other, making a rustling sound.
แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janที่tîiส่องsɔ̀ɔngลอดผ่านlɔ̂ɔt-pàanกอไผ่gɔɔ-pàiในnaiคืนkʉʉnที่tîiเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiทั้งtángงดงามngót-ngaamและlɛ́น่าเกรงขามnâa-greeng-kǎam
The moonlight shining through the bamboo clump on a silent night creates an atmosphere that is both beautiful and awe-inspiring.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
gɔɔ
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 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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กอไผ่gɔɔ-pàiกอไผ่gɔɔ-pàibamboo clumpbamboo clumpWord