กึ๋น
gʉ̌nMeanings
1NounB2
gizzard
the gizzard of a bird or poultry
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กึ๋นgĕunกึ๋นgĕun1gizzard2brains; savvy; acumen (colloq.)ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)ลงไปlong bpaiลงไปlong bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ต้มยำdtôm yamต้มยำdtôm yamtom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewกรุบgrùpกรุบgrùp1crisp; crunchy (texture)2crunch!; crisp! (sound effect)ๆ-อร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
Mom likes to add chicken gizzard to the tom yum too because it's crunchy and delicious to chew.
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เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiกินginหมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàสั่งsàngตับdtàpกับgàpกึ๋นgʉ̌nมาmaaปิ้งbpîngกินginเสมอsà-mə̌ə
When I go out to eat Thai BBQ (moo krata), I always order liver and gizzard to grill.
กึ๋นgʉ̌nเป็นbpenอวัยวะà-wai-yá-wáสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiระบบย่อยอาหารrá-bòp-yɔ̂ɔi-aa-hǎanของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์sàtปีกbpìikที่tîiทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiบดbòtอาหารaa-hǎanให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiat
The gizzard is an important organ in the digestive system of poultry that functions to grind food into fine pieces.
พ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuaล้างláangกึ๋นgʉ̌nเป็ดbpètอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมีmiiกลิ่นคาวglìn-kaaoและlɛ́เศษsèetทรายsaaiหลงเหลืออยู่lǒng-lʉ̌ʉa-yùuก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan
The chef washed the duck gizzard carefully so that no fishy smell or sand residue remained before cooking it.
2NounC1
brains; savvy; acumen (colloq.)
Practical intelligence, shrewd judgment, or the ability to devise effective solutions (colloq.).
Examples
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerคนใหม่kon-màiคนใหม่kon-mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกึ๋นgʉ̌nกึ๋นgʉ̌n1gizzard2brains; savvy; acumen (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa[to] solve; fix; resolve a problemในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2meeting venue/room3the assembly; the bodyได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The new manager has a lot of smarts; he was able to solve the problem in the meeting immediately.
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การทำธุรกิจgaan-tam-tú-rá-gìtในnaiยุคyúkนี้níiไม่ได้ใช้mâi-dâai-cháiแค่kɛ̂ɛเงินทุนngən-tunเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiกึ๋นgʉ̌nในnaiการเอาชนะgaan-ao-chá-náคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngด้วยdûuai
Doing business in this era doesn't just require capital, but also relies on practical intelligence to beat competitors.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàอายุaa-yúน้อยnɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลงานpǒn-ngaanที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maaก็gɔ̂พิสูจน์pí-sùutให้เห็นhâi-hěnแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenนักบริหารnák-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanที่tîiมีmiiกึ๋นgʉ̌nและlɛ́วิสัยทัศน์wí-sǎi-tátกว้างไกลgwâang-glai
Even though he is young, his past track record has proven that he is an executive with shrewdness and broad vision.
รายraaiการดีเบตgaan-dii-bèetเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonได้dâaiโชว์chooกึ๋นgʉ̌nในnaiการตอบคำถามgaan-dtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamที่tîiท้าทายtáa-taaiจากjàakพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔn
The debate program last night gave each candidate an opportunity to show their wits in answering challenging questions from the host.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
gʉ̌n
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |