กำเลาะ
gam-lɔ́Meaning
1AdjectiveC1
adolescent; young (person)
in the stage of youth or adolescence; used to describe a boy, girl, or young person, often in literary or formal contexts
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workในเมืองnai-mʉʉangในเมืองnai-mʉʉang1in the city; downtown2urban; cityตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youthกำเลาะgam-lɔ́กำเลาะgam-lɔ́adolescent; young (person)
He left his hometown to work in the city since he was a young man.
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เด็กหนุ่มdèk nùmวัยwaiกำเลาะgam-lóมักจะmák jàมีmeeความkwaamคึกคะนองkúk-ká-nongและláeอยากรู้อยากเห็นyàak róo yàak hĕnสิ่งsìngใหม่ๆmài màiรอบตัวrôp dtuua
Adolescent boys are often reckless and curious about new things around them.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสะท้อนภาพsà-tɔ́ɔn-pâapชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กหนุ่มdèk-nùmวัยwaiกำเลาะgam-lɔ́ที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngดิ้นรนdîn-ronต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuกับgàpความยากจนkwaam-yâak-jonในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòt
This novel reflects the life of an adolescent boy who has to struggle against poverty in the countryside.
ความkwaamใจร้อนjai-rɔ́ɔnตามประสาdtaam-bprà-sǎaหนุ่มnùmกำเลาะgam-lɔ́ทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatจนjonส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔอนาคตà-naa-kót
The impulsiveness typical of a young man caused him to make a poor decision that impacted his future.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กำเลาะ said กัม-เลาะ?
gam-lɔ́
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gam
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
กำgamกำgam1[to] grasp; clench; grip2handful (amount)3fist4classifier: handful(s)5wheel spoke[to] grasp; clench; gripPart 1
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เลาะlɔ́เลาะlɔ́1[to] go along the edge; follow the side2[to] unpick stitches3[to] trim or cut along; strip off[to] go along the edge; follow the sidePart 2
กำเลาะgam-lɔ́กำเลาะgam-lɔ́adolescent; young (person)adolescent; young (person)Word