กะจั๊ว
gà-júaMeaning
1NounB2
cockroach
a cockroach (used colloquially or as slang, derived from Teochew Chinese)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกะจั๊วgà-júaกะจั๊วgà-júacockroachตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuakitchen
I saw a big cockroach running in the kitchen.
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He hates cockroaches so much, just seeing one from afar makes him scream.
คุณควรkun-kuuanทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatห้องhɔ̂ngให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánพวกpûuakกะจั๊วgà-júaจะjàมาmaaทำรังtam-rangเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt
You should clean the room properly, otherwise cockroaches will come and nest all over the place.
ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanนั้นnánถูกtùukสั่งsàngปิดbpìtชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพราะprɔ́มีmiiลูกค้าlûuk-káaเจอjəəกะจั๊วgà-júaตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiในnaiชามchaamก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiao
That restaurant was temporarily closed down because a customer found a cockroach that had fallen into their noodle soup.
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gà
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 | — | — |