กุมภา
gum-paaMeanings
1NounA2
February (informal)
an informal/short form of กุมภาพันธ์กุมภาพันธ์gum-paa-panFebruary; the second month of the year., the second month of the year
Examples
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We will travel to Chiang Mai next February.
He started working here last February.
ปกติแล้วbpòk-gà-dtì-lɛ́ɛoเดือนdʉʉanกุมภาgum-paaอากาศaa-gàatจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmร้อนขึ้นrɔ́ɔn-kʉ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛปีนี้bpii-níiยังyangเย็นyenอยู่yùuเลยləəi
Usually, the weather in February starts to get hotter, but this year it's still cool.
2NounB1
crocodile (literary)
A literary word for a crocodile.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กุมภาgum-paaกุมภาgum-paa1February (informal)2crocodile (literary)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)อาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriver
In this tale, a large crocodile lives in the river.
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กุมภาgum-paaนอนnɔɔnอ้าปากâa-bpàakอยู่yùuริมตลิ่งrim-dtà-lìngเหhěeล่าสัตว์lâa-sàtจึงjʉngไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi
The crocodile lay with its mouth open on the riverbank, so the other animals dared not approach.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnกุมภาgum-paaว่ายwâaiเข้ามาkâo-maaใกล้glâiลิงlingน้อยnɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂รีบrîipปีนbpiinขึ้นต้นkʉ̂n-dtônไม้máai
When the little monkey saw the crocodile swimming closer, it quickly climbed a tree.
แม้mɛ́ɛกุมภาgum-paaจะjàให้คำมั่นhâi-kam-mânว่าwâaจะพาjà-paaข้ามkâamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamโดยdooiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiลิงlingก็gɔ̂ยังyangระแวงrá-wɛɛngว่าwâaจะjàถูกหลอกtùuk-lɔ̀ɔkไปbpaiกินgin
Although the crocodile promised to carry it safely across the river, the monkey still suspected it was being tricked into becoming a meal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กุมภา said กุม-พา?
gum-paa
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 syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gum
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 | — | — |