กุเลา
gù-laoMeaning
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threadfin fish
a type of marine fish known as the threadfin, often used in Thai cuisine to make premium salted fish
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทอดtôtทอดtôt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)กุเลาgù-laoกุเลาgù-laothreadfin fishเค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ข้าวต้มkâao dtômข้าวต้มkâao dtômrice soup; rice porridgeร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hotอร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Mom fried salted threadfin fish to eat with hot rice porridge; it was very delicious.
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ปลาbplaaกุเลาgù-laoเป็นbpenปลาทะเลbplaa-tá-leeที่tîiคนไทยkon-taiนิยมní-yomนำมาnam-maaถนอมอาหารtà-nɔ̌ɔm-aa-hǎanทำเป็นtam-bpenปลาเค็มbplaa-kem
Threadfin is a marine fish that Thai people popularly preserve by making it into salted fish.
ปลาbplaaกุเลาgù-laoเค็มkemจากjàakอำเภอam-pəəตากใบdtàak-baiจังหวัดนราธิวาสjang-wàt-ná-raa-tí-wâatได้รับdâi-rápการยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔngว่าwâaมีmiiรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat-glom-glɔ̀ɔmและlɛ́ราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngที่สุดtîi-sùt
Salted threadfin from Tak Bai District, Narathiwat Province, is praised for its mellow flavor and for being the most expensive.
เนื้อnʉ́ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngปลาbplaaกุเลาgù-laoจะมีjà-miiความละเอียดkwaam-lá-ìiatรสชาติrót-châatมันmanและlɛ́มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuuaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛng
The flesh of the threadfin is fine in texture, rich in taste, and has a unique aroma when dried.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |