กัดกิน
gàt-ginMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] bite and eat; gnaw; nibble
to bite and chew something, often repeatedly as animals or insects do (e.g., pests damaging food, leaves, or materials)
Examples
หนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกัดกินgàt-ginกัดกินgàt-gin1[to] bite and eat; gnaw; nibble2[to] eat away at; erode; corrode3[to] gnaw at (one’s feelings/resources)ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbread
A rat is nibbling on the bread.
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Last night, ants came to eat the sugar in the kitchen.
Look! The termites are chewing on the house's wooden pillars.
ถ้าtâaเราraoไม่รีบmâi-rîipเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiaoผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiพวกpûuakนกnókก็gɔ̂จะjàมาmaaกัดกินgàt-ginจนjonเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiหมดmòt
If we don't hurry and harvest the fruit, the birds will come and eat them until they are all damaged.
2VerbB2
[to] eat away at; erode; corrode
to gradually wear down or damage a substance or surface, as by rust, acid, or continuous abrasion
Examples
สนิมsà-nĭmสนิมsà-nĭmrust; tarnishค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleกัดกินgàt ginกัดกินgàt gin1[to] bite and eat; gnaw; nibble2[to] eat away at; erode; corrode3[to] gnaw at (one’s feelings/resources)โซ่เหล็กsôh lèkโซ่เหล็กsôh lèkiron chainจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบางลงbaang longบางลงbaang long[to] become thinner; [to] become less dense
Rust is slowly corroding the iron chain, making it thinner.
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น้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeที่tîiมีmiiความเค็มkwaam-kemสูงsǔungสามารถsǎa-mâatกัดกินgàt-ginผิวpǐuโลหะloo-hàของkɔ̌ɔngเรือrʉʉaได้dâai
Seawater with high salinity can corrode the metal surface of a ship.
กรดgròtที่tîiหกhòkลงบนlong-bonพื้นpʉ́ʉnสามารถsǎa-mâatกัดกินgàt-ginพื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐuคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitจนjonเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiได้dâai
Acid spilled on the floor can eat away at the concrete surface, leaving a mark.
การสัมผัสgaan-sǎm-pàtกับgàpสารเคมีsǎan-kee-miiที่tîiมีmiiฤทธิ์rítรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiมันmanกัดกินgàt-ginภาชนะpaa-chá-náพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkจนjonทะลุtá-lú
Prolonged exposure to strong chemicals might cause them to corrode the plastic container until there's a hole.
3VerbB2
[to] gnaw at (one’s feelings/resources)
to gradually undermine or wear down something abstract, such as morale, emotions, time, or finances
Examples
ความเครียดkwaam-krîiatความเครียดkwaam-krîiat1stress; mental strain2strain (mechanics)3physiological stress; biological stressจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toกัดกินgàt-ginกัดกินgàt-gin1[to] bite and eat; gnaw; nibble2[to] eat away at; erode; corrode3[to] gnaw at (one’s feelings/resources)ความสุขkwaam-sùkความสุขkwaam-sùk1happiness; contentment2pleasure; enjoymentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirs
The stress from work is starting to eat away at the happiness in his life.
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ปัญหาหนี้สินbpan-hǎa-nîi-sǐnกำลังgam-langกัดกินgàt-ginเงินออมngən-ɔɔmของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoไปbpaiทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔi
The debt problem is gradually eating away at our family's savings.
ความไม่ไว้วางใจkwaam-mâi-wái-waang-jaiได้dâaiกัดกินgàt-ginความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoจนjonยากyâakที่จะtîi-jàกลับมาglàp-maaเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉanเดิมdəəm
Mistrust has eroded their relationship, making it difficult to return to how it was before.
ความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukโดดเดี่ยวdòht dìiaoที่têeสั่งสมมาsàng sŏm maaนานnaanได้dâiค่อยๆkôi kôiกัดกินgàt ginจิตใจjìt jaiของkŏngเธอterจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenโรคซึมเศร้าrôhk seum sâo
The long-accumulated feeling of loneliness gradually wore down her mind until it developed into depression.
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 syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gàt
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
กัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)[to] bitePart 1
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กัดกินgàt-ginกัดกินgàt-gin[to] bite and eat; gnaw; nibble[to] bite and eat; gnaw; nibbleWord