กะมง
gà-mongMeaning
1NounB2
trevally; jackfish
a type of marine fish belonging to the jack family, commonly known as trevally or jackfish
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตกปลาdtòk-bplaaตกปลาdtòk-bplaa[to] fish; go fishing (with a hook and line)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerปลากะมงbplaa-gà-mongปลากะมงbplaa-gà-mongjack or trevally fishตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหญ่มากyài-mâakใหญ่มากyài-mâakvery big; huge
Yesterday we went fishing at the sea and caught a very big trevally.
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เนื้อnʉ́ʉaปลากะมงbplaa-gà-mongเอามาao-maaทำtamต้มยำdtôm-yamหรือrʉ̌ʉปิ้งย่างbpîng-yâangก็gɔ̂อร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
Trevally meat is very delicious whether used in tom yum soup or grilled.
ปลากะมงพร้าวbplaa-gà-mong-práaoเป็นbpenปลาbplaaเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiยอดนิยมyɔ̂ɔt-ní-yomสำหรับsǎm-ràpกีฬาgii-laaตกปลาdtòk-bplaaเพราะprɔ́มันmanสู้เบ็ดsûu-bètแรงมากrɛɛng-mâak
The giant trevally is a popular target species for sport fishing because it puts up a very strong fight.
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnใช้cháiเหยื่อปลอมyʉ̀ʉa-bplɔɔmชนิดchá-nítพิเศษpí-sèetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตกdtòkปลากะมงbplaa-gà-mongบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenแนวปะการังnɛɛo-bpà-gaa-rangน้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉn
Local fishermen use special lures to catch trevally around the shallow coral reefs.
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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มงmongมงmong1crown; pageant title (slang for มงกุฎ)2[to] win the crown/title (slang)crown; pageant title (slang for มงกุฎ)Part 2
กะมงgà-mongกะมงgà-mongtrevally; jackfishtrevally; jackfishWord