กากี

gaa-gii

Meanings

1NounB1

khaki

the color khaki; a yellowish-brown color, often associated with Thai civil servant or police uniforms

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2NounC1

promiscuous woman

a promiscuous woman or adulteress (derived from the name of an unfaithful female character in Thai literature)

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3NounC2

female crow

a female crow (literary origin from Pali/Sanskrit)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานชาดกní-taan-chaa-dòkนิทานชาดกní-taan-chaa-dòkJataka tale; Buddhist birth storyบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngmention; referenceกากีgaa-giiกากีgaa-gii1khaki2promiscuous woman3female crowหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)นกกาnók-gaaนกกาnók-gaacrow (bird)ตัวเมียdtuua-miiaตัวเมียdtuua-miia1female (animal)2female (as a modifier)3female connector; socketที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔnลูกอ่อนlûuk-ɔ̀ɔn1a baby; an infant2young offspring (of an animal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)
In some Jataka tales, there is mention of a kaki, or a female crow, taking care of her young in the nest.
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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

gaa

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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กีgiiกีgiivagina; vulva (vulgar)vagina; vulva (vulgar)Part 2
กากีgaa-giiกากีgaa-giikhakikhakiWord