ขบคิด
kòp-kítMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] ponder; mull [sth] over
to think about [sth] carefully and deeply, often for a long time; to ponder or mull [sth] over
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขบคิดkòp-kítขบคิดkòp-kít[to] ponder; mull [sth] overอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Tonight I pondered for a long time whether I should accept the new job.
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He sat and mulled over the answer before sending an email back.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฟังfangข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əครบถ้วนkróp-tûuanแล้วlɛ́ɛoคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanขอkɔ̌ɔเวลาwee-laaขบคิดkòp-kítถึงtʉ̌ngผลกระทบระยะยาวpǒn-grà-tóp-rá-yá-yaao
After hearing the proposal in full, the committee asked for time to ponder the long-term impacts.
ฉันchǎnขบคิดkòp-kítประโยคbprà-yòokของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaนัยnaiที่tîiซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuระหว่างrá-wàangบรรทัดban-tát
I kept mulling over his sentence again and again to find the hidden implications between the lines.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kòp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ขบkòpขบkòp1[to] bite; clamp (with the teeth)2[to] press tightly; jam; wedge3(of pain) [to] throb; grip; gnaw[to] bite; clamp (with the teeth)Part 1
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คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan[to] think; considerPart 2
ขบคิดkòp-kítขบคิดkòp-kít[to] ponder; mull [sth] over[to] ponder; mull [sth] overWord