กะเบือ
gà-bʉʉaMeanings
1NounB2
pestle
pestle (especially a wooden one used with a mortar for pounding ingredients)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)กะเบือgà-bʉʉaกะเบือgà-bʉʉa1pestle2water buffaloกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ครกkrókครกkrókmortar (for pounding)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Mom asked me to go get the pestle and mortar in the kitchen for her.
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เขาkǎoตำdtamน้ำพริกnáam-príkแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakจนjonกะเบือgà-bʉʉaที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakไม้máaiหักhàkสองsɔ̌ɔngท่อนtɔ̂n
He pounded the chili paste so hard that the wooden pestle broke into two pieces.
กะเบือgà-bʉʉaอันนี้an-níiทำมาจากtam-maa-jàakไม้เนื้อแข็งmáai-nʉ́ʉa-kɛ̌ngจึงjʉngทนทานton-taanต่อdtɔ̀ɔแรงกระแทกrɛɛng-grà-tɛ̂ɛkเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
This pestle is made of hardwood, so it is highly resistant to impact.
เธอtəəใช้cháiกะเบือgà-bʉʉaโขลกklòokกระเทียมgrà-tiiamและlɛ́พริกpríkในnaiครกkrókจนjonแหลกละเอียดlɛ̀ɛk-lá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamทำtamเครื่องแกงkrʉ̂ʉang-gɛɛng
She used a pestle to pound the garlic and chili in the mortar until fine to prepare the curry paste.
2NounC1
water buffalo
a water buffalo; a rare or old form related to กระบือกระบือgrà-bʉʉ1water buffalo (formal)2(derogatory) idiot; stupid person
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกะเบือgà-bʉʉaกะเบือgà-bʉʉa1pestle2water buffaloไถนาtǎi-naaไถนาtǎi-naa[to] plough a paddy field; till a rice fieldแทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofการใช้gaan-cháiการใช้gaan-chái1use; usage; utilization2exercise (of a right or authority)เครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkmachine; machinery
In the old days, farmers used water buffaloes to plow the fields instead of machinery.
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คำว่าkam-wâaกะเบือgà-bʉʉaเป็นbpenคำโบราณkam-boo-raanที่tîiคนไทยkon-taiในnaiยุคปัจจุบันyúk-bpàt-jù-banไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iนิยมní-yomใช้cháiเรียกrîiakควายkwaaiกันganแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The word "kabuea" is an ancient word that Thai people nowadays rarely use to call a buffalo.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกวีgà-wiiเลือกใช้คำlʉ̂ʉak-chái-kamว่าwâaกะเบือgà-bʉʉaแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaควายkwaaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความไพเราะkwaam-pai-rɔ́ของkɔ̌ɔngสัมผัสsǎm-pàtทางtaangภาษาpaa-sǎa
In some Thai literary works, poets chose to use the word "kabuea" instead of "khwai" for the phonetic harmony of the language.
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทางประวัติศาสตร์taang-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatฉบับchà-bàpนั้นnánระบุrá-bùถึงtʉ̌ngการเก็บgaan-gèpภาษีpaa-sǐiสัตว์sàtพาหนะpaa-hà-nàซึ่งsʉ̂ngครอบคลุมถึงkrɔ̂ɔp-klum-tʉ̌ngโคkooและlɛ́กะเบือgà-bʉʉaด้วยdûuai
That historical document mentions the collection of taxes on draft animals, which also covered cattle and water buffaloes.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 1
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กะเบือgà-bʉʉaกะเบือgà-bʉʉapestlepestleWord