กะซวก

gà-sûuak

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] stab; [to] pierce

to stab or pierce violently

Examples

โจรjoonโจรjoon1thief; robber2bandit; brigandใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeกะซวกgà-sûuakกะซวกgà-sûuak1[to] stab; [to] pierce2[to] devour; [to] eat greedilyท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofล้มลงlóm-longล้มลงlóm-long1[to] fall down; topple over2[to] collapse (from illness/weakness)
The robber used a knife to violently stab his stomach until he fell down.
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ในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonสยองขวัญsà-yɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnฆาตกรkâat-dtà-gɔɔnโรคจิตrôok-jìtกะซวกgà-sûuakเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอย่างyàangโหดเหี้ยมhòot-hîiam
In the horror movie, the psychopath violently stabbed the victim.
ข่าวkàaoอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gamรายงานraai-ngaanว่าwâaคนร้ายkon-ráaiใช้cháiมีดmîitสปาร์ตาsà-bpaa-dtaaกะซวกgà-sûuakเข้าที่kâo-tîiจุดสำคัญjùt-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ตายpûu-dtaaiหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngอย่างyàangโหดเหี้ยมhòot-hîiam
The crime news reported that the attacker ruthlessly stabbed the deceased in several vital areas with a machete.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiบรรยายฉากban-yaai-chàakฆาตกรรมkâat-dtà-gamได้dâaiอย่างyàangเห็นภาพhěn-pâapโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiฆาตกรkâat-dtà-gɔɔnใช้cháiมีดmîitกะซวกgà-sûuakร่างrâangของkɔ̌ɔngเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอย่างyàangเลือดเย็นlʉ̂ʉat-yen
This detective novel describes the murder scene vividly, especially when the killer cold-bloodedly stabs the victim's body with a knife.
2VerbC1

[to] devour; [to] eat greedily

to eat greedily, ravenously, or aggressively (slang)

Examples

หิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedขอตัวkɔ̌ɔ-dtuuaขอตัวkɔ̌ɔ-dtuua[to] excuse oneself; take one’s leaveไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกะซวกgà-sûuakกะซวกgà-sûuak1[to] stab; [to] pierce2[to] devour; [to] eat greedilyหมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táหมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táThai grill-pan barbecue (moo kratha)ก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
I'm so hungry, let me go wolf down some Thai BBQ first.
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พอpɔɔอาหารaa-hǎanมาmaaเสิร์ฟsə̀əpพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂พากันpaa-ganกะซวกgà-sûuakอาหารaa-hǎanตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiกินข้าวgin-kâaoมาmaaสามsǎamวันwan
As soon as the food was served, they all aggressively scarfed down the food in front of them as if they hadn't eaten in three days.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakลดน้ำหนักlót-nám-nàkอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátมาmaaนับnápเดือนdʉʉanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตบะแตกdtà-bà-dtɛ̀ɛkแล้วlɛ́ɛoกะซวกgà-sûuakบุฟเฟต์bùp-feeชุดใหญ่chút-yài
After strictly dieting for months, he gave in to temptation and greedily devoured a massive buffet.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaอาหารaa-hǎanจะjàจัดจานjàt-jaanมาmaaอย่างyàangหรูหราrǔu-rǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛความหิวkwaam-hǐuก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoกะซวกgà-sûuakทุกอย่างtúk-yàangลงlongกระเพาะgrà-pɔ́อย่างyàangไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiมารยาทmaa-rá-yâat
Even though the food was elegantly plated, hunger caused him to ravenously devour everything without caring about manners.

Tones

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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