กะโห้
gà-hôoMeaning
1NounC1
giant barb
a species of large freshwater fish in the carp family, native to Southeast Asia (giant barb)
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)กะโห้gà-hôoกะโห้gà-hôogiant barbตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหญ่มากyài-mâakใหญ่มากyài-mâakvery big; hugeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)ตกปลาdtòk-bplaaตกปลาdtòk-bplaa[to] fish; go fishing (with a hook and line)
Yesterday, my dad caught a very large giant barb at the fishing pond.
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ปลาbplaaกะโห้gà-hôoเป็นbpenปลาน้ำจืดbplaa-náam-jʉ̀ʉtที่tîiมีmiiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiตระกูลdtrà-guunปลาตะเพียนbplaa-dtà-piian
The giant barb is the largest freshwater fish in the carp family.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmɛ̂ɛ-náam-jâao-prá-yaaเคยkəəiอุดมสมบูรณ์ù-dom-sǒm-buunจนjonชาวบ้านchaao-bâanสามารถsǎa-mâatจับปลาjàp-bplaaกะโห้gà-hôoขนาดkà-nàatยักษ์yákได้dâaiเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jam
In the past, the Chao Phraya River was so abundant that locals could regularly catch gigantic giant barbs.
ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปลาbplaaกะโห้gà-hôoตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatอยู่ในyùu-naiสถานะsà-tǎa-náเสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการสูญพันธุ์gaan-sǔun-panเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakการสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยtìn-tîi-yùu-aa-sǎi
Currently, wild giant barbs are endangered due to the loss of their natural habitat.
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 | — | — |