ก๋า
gǎaMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
bold; audacious; forward
bold, audacious, or forward (often used to describe someone who is overly confident, cheeky, or tomboyish)
Examples
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionก๋ากั่นgǎa-gànก๋ากั่นgǎa-gànbold; forward; tomboyishและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
My younger sister has a bold personality and doesn't easily back down to anyone.
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ถึงแม้tĕung máeเธอterจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenสาวsăaoก๋ากั่นgăa-gànแต่dtàeลึกๆléuk léukแล้วláeoเธอterเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeมีmeeจิตใจjìt jaiอ่อนไหวòn wăiมากmâak
Even though she seems like a bold and forward young woman, deep down she is a very sensitive person.
สังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักจะmák-jàมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngที่tîiแสดงออกsà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkอย่างyàangแก่นgɛ̀nก๋าgǎaเป็นbpenคนkonที่tîiไม่เรียบร้อยmâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiและlɛ́ไม่อยู่mâi-yùuในกรอบnai-grɔ̀ɔpประเพณีbprà-pee-nii
Traditional Thai society often viewed women who expressed themselves boldly as unrefined and outside the bounds of tradition.
วรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeสะท้อนsà-tónภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákของkŏngนางเอกnaang èkที่têeก๋ากั่นgăa-gànซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenการฉีกgaan chèekกรอบgròpค่านิยมkâa ní-yomความเป็นkwaam bpenสตรีไทยsà-dtree taiในnaiยุคyúkดั้งเดิมdâng-dermอย่างสิ้นเชิงyàang sîn cherng
This literature reflects the image of an audacious heroine, which completely breaks the mold of traditional Thai feminine values.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
gǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |