กิ่ว
gìuMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
constricted; narrow
constricted, narrow, or tapering, especially in the middle
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เข็มขัดรัดkĕm-kàt rátจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเอวeoเอวeowaistกิ่วgìuกิ่วgìu1constricted; narrow2narrow gap; mountain passเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindผอมpŏmผอมpŏmthin; slim; skinnyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online
She tightened her belt until her waist was cinched to make herself look thinner.
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ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นdtônนั้นnánมีรอยmii-rɔɔiกิ่วgìuตรงกลางdtrong-glaangลำต้นlam-dtônเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàหักhàk
That tree has a constricted mark in the middle of its trunk as if it's about to break.
หลอดlɔ̀ɔtแก้วgɛ̂ɛoทดลองtót-lɔɔngนี้níiมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàกิ่วgìuตรงกลางdtrong-glaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumการไหลgaan-lǎiของkɔ̌ɔngของเหลวkɔ̌ɔng-lěeo
This glass test tube has a tapering shape in the middle to control the flow of liquid.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaน้ำnáamลดลงlót-longเราraoจะjàเห็นhěnเสาsǎoตอม่อสะพานdtɔɔ-mɔ̂ɔ-sà-paanที่tîiถูกtùukกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamกัดเซาะgàt-sɔ́จนjonกิ่วgìuเล็กลงlék-longอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
When the water level recedes, we can clearly see the bridge pillars that have been eroded by the water current until they are noticeably narrowed.
2NounC1
narrow gap; mountain pass
a narrow gap, especially a mountain pass or narrow place between hills
Examples
ทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแคบkɛ̂ɛpแคบkɛ̂ɛp1narrow2limited; not broad (scope or view)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเรียงriiangเรียงriiang1[to] arrange; put in order2[to] line up; lay out3in a row; consecutivelyเดี่ยวdìiaoเดี่ยวdìiao1single; solitary2solo (performance)3[to] perform soloผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughกิ่วgìuกิ่วgìu1constricted; narrow2narrow gap; mountain passเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
The mountain trail is so narrow that we have to walk in single file through this mountain pass.
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ลมlomมักจะmák-jàพัดpátแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoเดินผ่านdəən-pàanกิ่วgìuเขาkǎoเพราะprɔ́มันmanเป็นbpenช่องลมchɔ̂ng-lomธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The wind usually blows very strongly when we walk through the mountain pass because it is a natural wind tunnel.
เส้นทางศึกษาธรรมชาติsên-taang-sʉ̀k-sǎa-tam-má-châatกิ่วแม่ปานgìu-mɛ̂ɛ-bpaanมีmiiจุดชมวิวjùt-chom-wiuที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́มีmiiความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพkwaam-làak-lǎai-taang-chii-wá-pâapสูงsǔungมากmâak
The Kew Mae Pan nature trail features a beautiful viewpoint and highly diverse biodiversity.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitกองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanมักmákใช้cháiกิ่วgìuเขาkǎoเป็นbpenช่องทางchɔ̂ng-taangยุทธศาสตร์yút-tá-sàatในnaiการgaanซุ่มโจมตีsûm-joom-dtiiศัตรูsàt-dtruuที่tîiเดินทัพdəən-tápผ่านมาpàan-maa
In the past, armies often used mountain passes as strategic locations to ambush marching enemies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gìu
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |