กัดสี
gàt-sǐiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] strip paint; [to] bleach/remove dye
To use chemicals to remove paint or to bleach/remove dye from fabric or hair; to eat away a color or coating (as with a paint stripper or bleach).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกัดสีgàt-sǐiกัดสีgàt-sǐi[to] strip paint; [to] bleach/remove dyeผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerย้อมสีyɔ́ɔm-sǐiย้อมสีyɔ́ɔm-sǐi1[to] dye2[to] color-grade [sth]แดงdɛɛngแดงdɛɛng1red (color)2red color3[to] turn red; blush4[to] be exposed; come to light5red-shirt (Thai politics)
I'm going to bleach my hair before dyeing it red.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakย้อมyɔ́ɔmเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaดำdamตัวdtuuaนี้níiให้hâiเป็นbpenสีsǐiอ่อนลงɔ̀ɔn-longเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngกัดสีgàt-sǐiก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-ná
If you want to dye this black shirt a lighter color, you have to bleach it first.
ช่างเฟอร์นิเจอร์châng-fəə-ní-jə̂əต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiน้ำยาnáam-yaaกัดสีgàt-sǐiโต๊ะdtóเก่าgàoตัวdtuuaนี้níiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàลงสีlong-sǐiใหม่mài
The furniture maker has to use a chemical to strip the paint from this old table before applying a new color.
น้ำยาทำความสะอาดnáam-yaa-tam-kwaam-sà-àatบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítมีmiiฤทธิ์rítรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngมากmâakจนjonสามารถsǎa-mâatกัดสีgàt-sǐiพื้นpʉ́ʉnกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangให้hâiซีดจางsîit-jaangได้dâai
Some cleaning agents are so strong that they can eat away at the color of tile floors, causing them to fade.
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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กัดสีgàt-sǐiกัดสีgàt-sǐi[to] strip paint; [to] bleach/remove dye[to] strip paint; [to] bleach/remove dyeWord