กะเตง
gà-dteengMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] carry on the hip; [to] lug around
To carry a child or an object on the hip or side, often implying carrying them around everywhere with some effort
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toกะเตงgà-dteengกะเตงgà-dteeng[to] carry on the hip; [to] lug aroundลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockคนช่วยkon-chûuaiคนช่วยkon-chûuaihelper; assistantเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treat
The mother has to lug her little child to work with her every day because she has no one to help babysit.
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ยายyaaiกะเตงgà-dteengหลานชายlǎan-chaaiวัยwaiขวบkùuapเศษsèetเดินเล่นdəən-lênรอบrɔ̂ɔpหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanทุกtúkเย็นyen
Grandma carries her one-year-old grandson on her hip for a walk around the village every evening.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaกะเตงgà-dteengลูกแฝดlûuk-fɛ̀ɛtไปส่งbpai-sòngที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riianเองeengทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
No matter how tired she is, she still manages the effort of carrying her twin babies around to drop them off at school herself every morning.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnยายyaaiมักจะmák-jàกะเตงgà-dteengตะกร้าdtà-grâaหมากmàakเข้าkâoเอวeeoไปไหนมาไหนbpai-nǎi-maa-nǎiด้วยdûuaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
In the old days, grandma always used to carry her betel nut basket on her hip everywhere she went.
Tones
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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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กะเตงgà-dteengกะเตงgà-dteeng[to] carry on the hip; [to] lug around[to] carry on the hip; [to] lug aroundWord