การขด
gaan-kòtMeaning
1NounB2
coiling; curling up
The act of winding something into loops or a spiral, or curling the body into a compact shape.
Examples
การขดgaan-kòtการขดgaan-kòtcoiling; curling upสายยางsǎai-yaangสายยางsǎai-yaanghose; rubber/garden hoseเป็นวงbpen-wongเป็นวงbpen-wong1in a circle2circular; ring-shapedช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierเก็บได้gèp-dâaiเก็บได้gèp-dâai1[to] pick up; [to] find [sth]2can be stored; can be keptง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal marker
Coiling the hose into loops makes it easy to store and saves space.
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การขดgaan-kòtตัวdtuuaนอนnɔɔnใต้dtâaiผ้าห่มpâa-hòmทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอุ่นùnขึ้นkʉ̂nในnaiคืนkʉʉnที่tîiอากาศaa-gàatหนาวnǎao
Curling up under a blanket made him feel warmer on a cold night.
หากhàakต้องdtɔ̂ngเก็บสายgèp-sǎaiไฟfaiไว้wáiเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanควรkuuanหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการขดgaan-kòtสายsǎaiแน่นnɛ̂nเกินไปgəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiฉนวนchà-nǔuanหุ้มhûmสายsǎaiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiได้dâai
If an electrical cord needs to be stored for a long time, avoid coiling it too tightly, as this could damage its insulation.
การขดgaan-kòtตัวdtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngแมวmɛɛoขณะkà-nàนอนnɔɔnช่วยchûuaiลดlótการสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngต่ำลงdtàm-long
Curling up while sleeping helps a cat reduce heat loss, especially when the room temperature drops.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
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 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
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ขดkòtขดkòt1coil; loop (of something long/flexible; classifier)2[to] coil; curl (up); wind3curled; coiledcoil; loop (of something long/flexible; classifier)Part 2
การขดgaan-kòtการขดgaan-kòtcoiling; curling upcoiling; curling upWord