กะเผลก
gà-plèekMeanings
1AdverbB2
with a limp; limpingly
in an uneven, limping, or hobbling manner, typically due to a leg or foot injury
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 asสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningกะเผลกgà-plèekกะเผลกgà-plèek1with a limp; limpingly2[to] limp; [to] hobbleข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒn[to] cross the roadไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
I saw a dog walking with a limp across the road.
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เขาkǎoข้อเท้าพลิกkɔ̂ɔ-táao-plíkก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənกะเผลกgà-plèekไปที่bpai-tîiคลินิกklí-nìk
He sprained his ankle, so he had to walk with a limp to the clinic.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaที่tîiได้รับบาดเจ็บdâi-ráp-bàat-jèpฝืนfʉ̌ʉnวิ่งwîngกะเผลกgà-plèekเข้าเส้นชัยkâo-sên-chaiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoไม่mâiอยากyàakยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ
The injured athlete forced himself to run with a limp to the finish line because he didn't want to give up.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakถอดtɔ̀ɔtเฝือกfʉ̀ʉakออกɔ̀ɔkเธอtəəยังคงyang-kongเดินdəənกะเผลกgà-plèekอยู่yùuสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamวันwan
After the cast was removed, she still walked with a limp for a few days.
2VerbB2
[to] limp; [to] hobble
to walk with an uneven step, especially with a weak or injured leg
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกะเผลกgà-plèhkกะเผลกgà-plèhk1with a limp; limpingly2[to] limp; [to] hobbleไปที่bpai têeไปที่bpai têe[to] go to [somewhere]เก้าอี้gâo îเก้าอี้gâo î1chair2post; position (informal)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-
He limped to the chair slowly.
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Don't run just yet; you are still limping like that.
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaกะเผลกgà-plèekออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องhɔ̂ngไปbpaiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatเข่าkàoกำเริบgam-rə̂əp
The old man limped out of the room because his knee pain flared up.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaขาkǎaจะjàได้รับบาดเจ็บdâi-ráp-bàat-jèpแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกะเผลกgà-plèekขึ้นkʉ̂nบันไดban-daiด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eeng
Even though his leg was injured, he still tried to limp up the stairs by himself.
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 | — | — |