กาฬ

gaan

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

black; very dark (literary)

black; very dark in color; used in formal or literary Thai (often in compounds).

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2AdjectiveC1

deadly; fatal (literary)

deadly; fatal; causing death; used mainly in formal or literary Thai (often in compounds).

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3NounC2

plague-/death-/black- (in compounds)

prefix used in compounds meaning plague, death, or black/dark; formal or literary.

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กาฬโรคgaan rôhkกาฬโรคgaan rôhkthe plague; bubonic plagueมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กาฬgaanกาฬgaan1black; very dark (literary)2deadly; fatal (literary)3plague-/death-/black- (in compounds)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsร้ายแรงráai raengร้ายแรงráai raengserious; severe; graveหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerรวมกับruuam gàpรวมกับruuam gàp1[to] combine with [sth]; [to] join with [sb/sth]2together with; includingคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)โรคrôhkโรคrôhkdisease; illness
The word 'กาฬโรค' (plague) comes from 'กาฬ', meaning severe or fatal, combined with 'โรค' (disease).
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ฬ, 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——