ก้มตัว
gôm-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] bend down
to bend one's body forward and down.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก้มตัวgôm-dtuuaก้มตัวgôm-dtuua[to] bend downหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods
He bent down to pick something up.
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The grandmother bent down to play with her grandson.
I have to bend down to walk through that low door.
เวลาwee-laaเดินผ่านdəən-pàanผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiเราraoควรkuuanก้มตัวgôm-dtuuaเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp
When walking past elders, we should bend down slightly to show respect.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gôm
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ก้มตัวgôm-dtuuaก้มตัวgôm-dtuua[to] bend down[to] bend downWord