กาฬโรค
gaan rôhkMeaning
1NounB2
the plague; bubonic plague
A very serious infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. It caused major outbreaks in history. The word often means bubonic plague (the Black Death).
Examples
ในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerlyกาฬโรคgaan rôhkกาฬโรคgaan rôhkthe plague; bubonic plagueเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ระบาดrá-bàatระบาดrá-bàat1[to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)2[to] spread widely (non-disease: rumor/fad/problem)ครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng yài1major; large-scale2big time; severelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทวีปยุโรปtá-wêep yú-ròhpทวีปยุโรปtá-wêep yú-ròhpEurope; the European continent
In the past, the plague once caused a major epidemic in Europe.
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นักเรียนnák riianได้dâiเรียนรู้riian róoเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpกาฬโรคgaan rôhkในnaiชั่วโมงchûua-mohngวิชาประวัติศาสตร์wí-chaa bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatโลกlôhk
The students learned about the plague during their world history class.
การระบาดgaan rá-bàatของkŏngกาฬโรคgaan rôhkในnaiยุคกลางyúk glaangส่งผลให้sòng pŏn hâiประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnในnaiยุโรปyú-rôhpลดลงlót longอย่างมหาศาลyàang má-hăa-săan
The outbreak of the Black Death in the Middle Ages caused the population of Europe to decrease tremendously.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banกาฬโรคgaan rôhkจะสามารถjà săa-mâatรักษาrák-săaได้dâiด้วยdûuayยาปฏิชีวนะyaa bpà-dtì-chee-wá-náแต่dtàeก็gâwยังคงyang kongเป็นโรคbpen rôhkที่têeต้องdtôngเฝ้าระวังfâo rá-wangอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang glâi chít
Although the plague can now be treated with antibiotics, it remains a disease that requires close monitoring.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กาฬโรค said กา-ละ-โรค?
gaan rôhk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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
กาฬgaanกาฬgaan1black; very dark (literary)2deadly; fatal (literary)3plague-/death-/black- (in compounds)black; very dark (literary)Part 1
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กาฬโรคgaan rôhkกาฬโรคgaan rôhkthe plague; bubonic plaguethe plague; bubonic plagueWord