การคีบ
gaan-kîipMeaning
1NounB1
gripping or picking up with fingers or tongs
The act of holding or picking up something by pressing it between fingers or between the opposing parts of a tool, such as chopsticks, tongs, or pincers.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)การคีบgaan-kîipการคีบgaan-kîipgripping or picking up with fingers or tongsอาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutหารด้วยhǎan-dûuaiหารด้วยhǎan-dûuai1[to] divide by [sth]2divided by (÷)ตะเกียบdtà-gìiapตะเกียบdtà-gìiap1chopsticks2front fork (of a bicycle or motorcycle)
I'm still not good at picking up food with chopsticks.
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ต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangในnaiการคีบgaan-kîipเนื้อnʉ́ʉaจากjàakเตาย่างdtao-yâangเพราะprɔ́ถ้าtâaคีบkîipไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nเนื้อnʉ́ʉaอาจàatหล่นlònได้dâai
You need to be careful when picking up meat from the grill, because it could fall if you don't grip it firmly.
การคีบgaan-kîipน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngด้วยdûuaiที่tîiคีบkîipช่วยให้chûuai-hâiมือmʉʉไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngสัมผัสsǎm-pàtน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
Picking up ice with tongs keeps your hands from touching the ice directly.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการปนเปื้อนgaan-bpon-bpʉ̂ʉanร้านนี้ráan-níiจึงjʉngแยกyɛ̂ɛkที่tîiคีบkîipสำหรับsǎm-ràpการคีบgaan-kîipเนื้อดิบnʉ́ʉa-dìpและlɛ́เนื้อnʉ́ʉaสุกsùkออกจากกันɔ̀ɔk-jàak-gan
To prevent contamination, this restaurant uses separate tongs for picking up raw and cooked meat.
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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คีบkîipคีบkîip1[to] pick up with tongs/chopsticks; [to] pinch-grip2classifier: tongsful; chopstickful[to] pick up with tongs/chopsticks; [to] pinch-gripPart 2
การคีบgaan-kîipการคีบgaan-kîipgripping or picking up with fingers or tongsgripping or picking up with fingers or tongsWord