ก๊าด
gáatMeaning
1NounB1
kerosene; paraffin (colloq.)
Kerosene, a liquid petroleum fuel used in lamps and stoves; short for น้ำมันก๊าด.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offน้ำมันnám-manน้ำมันnám-man1oil; petroleum; fuel2cooking oil3lubricating oilก๊าดgáatก๊าดgáatkerosene; paraffin (colloq.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเติมdtəəmเติมdtəəm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)ตะเกียงdtà-giiangตะเกียงdtà-giianglamp; lantern
Dad bought kerosene to fill the lamp.
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ก๊าดgáatในnaiตะเกียงdtà-giiangใกล้glâiหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiเราraoอาจàatต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไฟฉายfai-chǎaiแทนtɛɛn
The kerosene in the lamp is almost gone, so we may have to use a flashlight tonight.
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnยายyaaiใช้cháiเตาdtaoน้ำมันnám-manก๊าดgáatทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเปลี่ยนbplìianมาใช้maa-cháiเตาแก๊สdtao-gɛ́ɛtแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Grandma used to cook on a kerosene stove, but she has now switched to a gas stove.
ถ้าtâaจะjàเติมdtəəmก๊าดgáatลงในlong-naiตะเกียงdtà-giiangต้องdtɔ̂ngดับไฟdàp-faiและlɛ́รอrɔɔให้hâiตะเกียงdtà-giiangเย็นyenก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangที่จะtîi-jàเกิดgə̀ətไฟไหม้fai-mâi
Before adding kerosene to the lamp, you must extinguish the flame and wait for the lamp to cool to reduce the risk of fire.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gáat
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |