กู้
gûuMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] borrow money; take out a loan
To borrow money with an obligation to repay it, usually with interest.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกู้เงินgûu-ngənกู้เงินgûu-ngən[to] borrow moneyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile
I went to the bank to borrow money to buy a car.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtต้องdtɔ̂ngกู้เงินgûu-ngənระยะสั้นrá-yá-sânเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจ่ายjàaiค่าแรงkâa-rɛɛngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níi
The company has to take a short-term loan to pay employees' wages this month.
He decided to borrow from the cooperative because the interest rate is lower.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanกู้gûuวิกฤตwí-grìtการเงินgaan-ngənให้hâiธุรกิจขนาดเล็กtú-rá-gìt-kà-nàat-lékโดยdooiปล่อยbplɔ̀iสินเชื่อsǐn-chʉ̂ʉaดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaต่ำdtàmและlɛ́ค้ำประกันkám-bprà-ganบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
The government announced financial rescue measures for small businesses by offering low-interest loans and partial guarantees.
2VerbB2
[to] salvage; recover
to save, retrieve, or get something back after loss, damage, or danger
Examples
นักดำน้ำnák-dam-náamนักดำน้ำnák-dam-náamdiverช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]กู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหล่นlònหล่นlòn1[to] fall; drop off; slip off2[to] be missing; be left outลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachกลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngowner; proprietorได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
The diver helped retrieve the phone that fell into the sea and returned it to the owner.
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ผมpǒmพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกู้gûuไฟล์งานfai-ngaanที่tîiเผลอลบplə̌ə-lópไปbpaiจากjàakคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn
I’m trying to recover the work file I accidentally deleted from the computer last night.
ทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiใช้cháiเชือกchʉ̂ʉakและlɛ́รอกrɔ̂ɔkกู้gûuรถrótที่tîiตกdtòkเหวhěeoขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
The rescue team used ropes and a pulley to carefully recover the car that fell into the ravine.
ผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanด้านdâanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunสามารถsǎa-mâatกู้gûuฐานข้อมูลtǎan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiบางส่วนbaang-sùuanกลับมาglàp-maaได้dâaiแม้mɛ́ɛเซิร์ฟเวอร์sə́əp-wə̂əจะjàถูกtùukน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam
Data specialists were able to retrieve parts of the damaged database even though the server was flooded.
3VerbB2
[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate
to bring back a good condition, status, or reputation; to make [sth] good again after damage
Examples
ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptกู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mân1confidence; trust (in)2confidence that [sth] is true; convictionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ระบบล่มrá-bòp-lômระบบล่มrá-bòp-lôm1[of a system] [to] crash; [to] be down2system crash; system failure
The team is trying to restore customer confidence after the system crash.
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He came out to apologize to salvage the company’s image.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanประกาศbprà-gàatแผนpɛ̌ɛnกู้gûuสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maaมีเสถียรภาพmii-sà-tǐian-rá-pâapภายในpaai-naiหกhòkเดือนdʉʉan
The executives announced a plan to recover the situation to stability within six months.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaเล่นlênเต็มที่dtem-tîiในnaiนัดnátสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกู้gûuศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐiของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimหลังlǎngพ่ายpâaiต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
The athlete gave it their all in the final match to restore the team’s honor after consecutive losses.
4VerbB2
[to] rescue; save
to save someone or something from danger or a difficult situation
Examples
หน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai-gûu-paiหน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai-gûu-pai1rescue unit; rescue team2rescue service/organizationรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เข้าช่วยkâo-chûuaiเข้าช่วยkâo-chûuai[to] come to help; [to] step in to help; [to] assistเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveผู้ประสบภัยpûu-bprà-sòp-paiผู้ประสบภัยpûu-bprà-sòp-paidisaster-affected person; victim/survivorออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ซากอาคารsâak-aa-kaanซากอาคารsâak-aa-kaanruins of a building
Rescue units rushed in to save the victims from the building debris.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganกู้gûuสัตว์sàtที่tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuในnaiน้ำหลากnáam-làakก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฝนfǒnจะjàตกหนักdtòk-nàkอีกครั้งìik-kráng
Villagers joined together to save animals trapped in the flood before heavy rain returned.
นักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoใช้cháiเชือกchʉ̂ʉakและlɛ́อุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnนิรภัยní-rá-paiกู้gûuเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimที่tîiพลัดตกplát-dtòkหน้าผาnâa-pǎa
The climbers used ropes and safety gear to save a teammate who fell off the cliff.
หน่วยnùuaiฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənต้องdtɔ̂ngวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnอย่างรัดกุมyàang-rát-gumเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกู้gûuผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakรถไฟrót-faiที่tîiตกรางdtòk-raangโดยdooiไม่ให้mâi-hâiบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpเพิ่มpə̂əm
Emergency units had to plan meticulously to save all passengers from the derailed train without causing further injuries.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |