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gàp-gɛ̂ɛMeaning
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tokay gecko (Isan dialect)
An Isan dialect word for the tokay gecko, a large, spotted gecko with a loud, distinctive call.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightกับแก้gàp-gɛ̂ɛกับแก้gàp-gɛ̂ɛtokay gecko (Isan dialect)ร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâai1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]หลังคาlǎng-kaaหลังคาlǎng-kaaroofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตื่นกลางดึกdtʉ̀ʉn-glaang-dʉ̀kตื่นกลางดึกdtʉ̀ʉn-glaang-dʉ̀k[to] wake up in the middle of the night
Last night a tokay gecko was calling under the roof, so I woke up in the middle of the night.
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ยายyaaiเรียกrîiakตุ๊กแกdtúk-gɛɛที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuข้างkâangฝาfǎaว่าwâaกับแก้gàp-gɛ̂ɛแล้วlɛ́ɛoเตือนdtʉʉanฉันchǎnว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiจับjàpมันman
Grandma called the tokay gecko clinging to the wall 'kap kae' and warned me not to touch it.
แม้mɛ́ɛกับแก้gàp-gɛ̂ɛจะjàส่งเสียงดังsòng-sǐiang-dangจนjonหลายคนlǎai-konรำคาญram-kaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ช่วยchûuaiกินginแมลงmá-lɛɛngที่tîiเข้ามาkâo-maaในบ้านnai-bâan
Although the tokay gecko's loud calls annoy many people, it helps by eating insects that come into the house.
เด็กdèkๆ-ที่têeไม่เคยmâi koieเห็นhĕnกับแก้gàp gâeมาก่อนmaa gònต่างdtàangยืนyeunมองmongจุดjùtสีส้มsĕe sômบนbonตัวdtuuaมันmanแต่dtàeไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiกล้าglâaเข้าไปkâo bpaiใกล้glâiเพราะpráwกลัวgluuaถูกtòokกัดgàt
The children who had never seen a tokay gecko before stood looking at its orange spots, but none dared go near it for fear of being bitten.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gàp
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
กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)with; together withPart 1
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แก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteract[to] fix; solve; correctPart 2
กับแก้gàp-gɛ̂ɛกับแก้gàp-gɛ̂ɛtokay gecko (Isan dialect)tokay gecko (Isan dialect)Word