กะปอม
gà-bpɔɔmMeaning
1NounB1
lizard (Isan dialect; esp. garden lizard)
A small lizard, especially the common garden lizard found in Thailand; used mainly in the Isan (northeastern) dialect.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกะปอมgà-bpɔɔmกะปอมgà-bpɔɔmlizard (Isan dialect; esp. garden lizard)ตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)เกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangmango tree
I saw a lizard clinging to the mango tree.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkที่têeบ้านนอกbâan nôkผมpŏmชอบchôpไปbpaiไล่จับlâi jàpกะปอมgà-bpomมาmaaเล่นlênกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuan
When I was a kid in the countryside, I liked to chase and catch lizards to play with my friends.
คนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanบางคนbaang-konนิยมní-yomนำnamกะปอมgà-bpɔɔmมาmaaย่างyâangกินginเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaรสชาติrót-châatเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไก่gài
Some people from Isan like to grill lizards to eat; they say it tastes like chicken.
กะปอมgà-bpɔɔmสามารถsǎa-mâatเปลี่ยนสีbplìian-sǐiผิวpǐuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพรางตัวpraang-dtuuaจากjàakผู้ล่าpûu-lâaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenกลไกgon-gaiการป้องกันตัวgaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaที่tîiน่าทึ่งnâa-tʉ̂ng
The garden lizard can change its skin color to camouflage itself from predators, which is a fascinating defense mechanism.
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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กะปอมgà-bpɔɔmกะปอมgà-bpɔɔmlizard (Isan dialect; esp. garden lizard)lizard (Isan dialect; esp. garden lizard)Word