กินเนื้อ
gin-nʉ́ʉaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] eat meat; feed on flesh
to eat meat, either on a particular occasion or as part of one's usual diet; to feed on flesh
Examples
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Yesterday he invited me to eat grilled meat.
Tomorrow we will go to the market to eat meat skewers.
แม้mɛ́ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanหลายคนlǎai-konจะjàกินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉaกันganเป็นปกติbpen-bpòk-gà-dtìแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangเพราะprɔ́เหตุผลhèet-pǒnด้านdâanสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
Even though many friends normally eat meat, I choose to avoid it for health reasons.
2AdjectiveB1
carnivorous
Describing an animal or organism that eats meat; used attributively, e.g., สัตว์กินเนื้อ.
Examples
เสือsʉ̌ʉaเสือsʉ̌ʉa1tiger2formidable person (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)กินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉaกินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉa1[to] eat meat; feed on flesh2carnivorousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerล่าlâaล่าlâa1[to] hunt2[to] pursue; go after3recent; latestเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉa1bait; lure2victim; preyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
Tigers are carnivorous animals that hunt prey in the forest.
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ในnaiสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtมีmiiโซนsoonสำหรับsǎm-ràpสัตว์sàtกินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉaแยกyɛ̂ɛkจากjàakสัตว์sàtกินginพืชpʉ̂ʉt
In the zoo, there is a zone for carnivorous animals separate from herbivores.
นักเรียนnák-riianเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapฟันfanของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์sàtกินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉaกับgàpสัตว์sàtกินginพืชpʉ̂ʉtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuความแตกต่างkwaam-dtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang
Students compare the teeth of carnivorous animals with herbivores to see the differences.
ระบบนิเวศrá-bòp ní-wêtที่têeมีmeeสัตว์sàtกินเนื้อgin néuuaจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakมักmákควบคุมkûap-kumประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnของkŏngสัตว์sàtอื่นèunๆ-ทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtความสมดุลkwaam sŏm-dun
Ecosystems with many carnivorous animals often control other animal populations, creating balance.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gin
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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กินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉaกินเนื้อgin-nʉ́ʉa[to] eat meat; feed on flesh[to] eat meat; feed on fleshWord