กะชอน
gà-chɔɔnMeaning
1NounA2
skimmer; wire-mesh ladle
A kitchen utensil with holes or wire mesh used to skim scum, lift food from boiling water or hot oil, and drain liquids; also used as a scoop net for small fish in some contexts.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกะชอนgà-chɔɔnกะชอนgà-chɔɔnskimmer; wire-mesh ladleตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upลูกชิ้นทอดlûuk-chín-tɔ̂ɔtลูกชิ้นทอดlûuk-chín-tɔ̂ɔtdeep-fried meat/fish balls (Thai street snack)
Mom uses a skimmer to scoop the fried meatballs.
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Pass me the skimmer, please. I'm going to skim the foam off the soup.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiกะชอนgà-chɔɔnตักdtàkเส้นก๋วยเตี๋ยวsên-gǔuai-dtǐiaoที่tîiลวกlûuakแล้วlɛ́ɛoขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaพักไว้pák-wái
He used a strainer to lift the blanched noodles and set them aside.
เวลาwee-laaทอดปาท่องโก๋tɔ̂ɔt-bpaa-tɔ̂ɔng-gǒoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiกะชอนgà-chɔɔnช่วยchûuaiพลิกplíkให้hâiสุกsùkทั่วกันtûua-ganแล้วlɛ́ɛoตักdtàkขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaสะเด็ดน้ำมันsà-dèt-nám-man
When frying Chinese doughnuts, you need to use a skimmer to help flip them so they cook evenly, then lift them out to drain the oil.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 1
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กะชอนgà-chɔɔnกะชอนgà-chɔɔnskimmer; wire-mesh ladleskimmer; wire-mesh ladleWord