กะต่า
gà-dtàaMeanings
1NounA2
basket (Isan)
In Isan usage, a basket, usually woven from bamboo, for holding or carrying things.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กะต่าgà-dtàaกะต่าgà-dtàa1basket (Isan)2basketful (Isan)
Mom puts vegetables in the basket.
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Yesterday, Dad wove a new basket.
Tomorrow, I will take a basket to the market to put my purchases in.
กะต่าgà-dtàaของkɔ̌ɔngยายyaaiสานsǎanจากjàakไม้ไผ่máai-pàiถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàใช้cháiมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ยังyangแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng
Grandma's basket is woven from bamboo, and although she has used it for many years, it is still sturdy.
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basketful (Isan)
In Isan usage, a measure word for an amount held in one basket.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)มะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondกะต่าgà-dtàaกะต่าgà-dtàa1basket (Isan)2basketful (Isan)
Yesterday, Mom picked two basketfuls of mangoes.
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ป้าbpâaเอาaoหน่อไม้nɔ̀ɔ-máaiไปbpaiขายkǎaiสามsǎamกะต่าgà-dtàaและlɛ́ขายหมดkǎai-mòtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเที่ยงtîiang
My aunt took three basketfuls of bamboo shoots to sell and sold them all before noon.
ปีนี้bpii-níiต้นdtônมะขามmá-kǎamออกลูกɔ̀ɔk-lûukเยอะyə́เราraoเก็บได้gèp-dâaiวันละwan-láหลายlǎaiกะต่าgà-dtàa
The tamarind tree has a lot of fruit this year, and we can harvest several basketfuls a day.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเก็บgèpพริกpríkได้dâaiเพียงpiiangกะต่าgà-dtàaเดียวdiiaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛยายyaaiก็gɔ̂ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiแบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพราะprɔ́กินginเองeengไม่mâiหมดmòt
Although Grandma harvested only one basketful of chilies, she still planned to share them with her neighbors because she could not eat them all herself.
Tones
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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 | — | — |