ขบถ
kà-bòtMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] rebel; revolt (against authority)
to rise up against or refuse to obey authority; to revolt (note: often spelled กบฏกบฏgà-bòt1rebel; insurgent (person)2rebellion; insurrection in modern standard Thai)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeอะไรสักอย่างà-rai-sàk-yàangอะไรสักอย่างà-rai-sàk-yàangsomethingในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กบฏgà-bòtกบฏgà-bòt1rebel; insurgent (person)2rebellion; insurrection
If we don't do something, the people will eventually revolt.
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ชาวนาchaao-naaวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnที่จะtîi-jàกบฏgà-bòtเพราะprɔ́พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoถูกtùukเก็บgèpภาษีpaa-sǐiอย่างหนักyàang-nàk
The farmers planned to revolt because they were heavily taxed.
ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoของkŏngกลุ่มglùmคนkonที่têeกบฏgà-bòtต่อdtòผู้ปกครองpôo bpòk-krongที่têeไม่เป็นธรรมmâi bpen tam
History is full of stories of groups of people who revolted against unjust rulers.
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngได้dâaiกบฏgà-bòtต่อdtɔ̀ɔรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanและlɛ́พยายามpá-yaa-yaamยึดyʉ́tอำนาจam-nâat
A faction of the army revolted against the government and attempted to seize power.
2NounB2
rebel; insurgent
a person who rebels against authority or the government
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)กล่าวหาglàao-hǎaกล่าวหาglàao-hǎa[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กบฏgà-bòtกบฏgà-bòt1rebel; insurgent (person)2rebellion; insurrectionและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)จับกุมjàp-gumจับกุมjàp-gum[to] arrest; apprehend
He was accused of being a rebel and was arrested.
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รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaใครก็ตามkrai-gɔ̂-dtaamที่tîiเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamกับgàpกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánจะjàถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenกบฏgà-bòt
The government announced that anyone who joins that group will be considered a rebel.
กลุ่มกบฏglùm-gà-bòtได้dâaiเข้ายึดkâo-yʉ́tเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuangและlɛ́ประกาศbprà-gàatจัดตั้งjàt-dtângรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanใหม่mài
The group of rebels has seized the capital and announced the formation of a new government.
การเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaสันติภาพsǎn-dtì-pâapระหว่างrá-wàangรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanและlɛ́ผู้นำpûu-namของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiกบฏgà-bòtต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดชะงักyùt-chá-ngákลงlong
The peace negotiations between the government and the leader of the rebels came to a halt.
3NounB2
rebellion; revolt; insurrection
an act of rising against the government or authority; an uprising
Examples
การกบฏgaan-gà-bòtการกบฏgaan-gà-bòtrebellion; insurrectionครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoล้มเหลวlóm-lěeo1[to] fail; be unsuccessful2unsuccessful; failedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ผู้นำpûu-namผู้นำpûu-nam1leader (person)2leading entity in a fieldถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
That rebellion failed and all the leaders were arrested.
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มีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการกบฏgaan-gà-bòtในหมู่nai-mùuทหารtá-hǎanซึ่งsʉ̂ngทำให้tam-hâiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanต้องdtɔ̂ngเฝ้าระวังfâo-rá-wangอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chít
There were rumors of an uprising among the soldiers, which made the government monitor the situation closely.
การขึ้นgaan-kʉ̂nภาษีpaa-sǐiอย่างไม่เป็นธรรมyàang-mâi-bpen-tamเป็นชนวนbpen-chá-nuuanที่tîiนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการกบฏgaan-gà-bòtของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
The unjust tax hike was the trigger that led to the people's uprising.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปราบปรามbpràap-bpraamการกบฏgaan-gà-bòtที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nทางtaangภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têet
The government did its best to suppress the rebellion that occurred in the south of the country.
4AdjectiveC1
rebellious; defiant; nonconformist
showing a tendency to resist control or go against the norm (used attributively, e.g., ท่าทีขบถ, งานศิลปะแนวขบถ)
Examples
วัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoท่าทีtâa-tiiท่าทีtâa-tii1attitude; stance2demeanor; mannerขบถkà-bòtขบถkà-bòt1[to] rebel; revolt (against authority)2rebel; insurgent3rebellion; revolt; insurrection4rebellious; defiant; nonconformistต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapกฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiaprules and regulations
Teenagers often have a rebellious attitude towards their parents and rules.
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ความคิดkwaam-kítขบถkà-bòtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมักจะmák-jàท้าทายtáa-taaiความเชื่อดั้งเดิมkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-dâng-dəəmของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-komอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
His rebellious ideas always challenge society's traditional beliefs.
ในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnánงานศิลปะngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàแนวnɛɛoขบถkà-bòtของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəถูกtùukวิพากษ์วิจารณ์wí-pâak-wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banกลับglàpได้รับdâi-rápการยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔng
In that era, her rebellious style of art was heavily criticized, but now it is praised.
เขาkăoมีmeeจิตวิญญาณjìt-dtà-win-yaanขบถkà-bòtที่têeไม่mâiยอมจำนนyom jam-nonต่อdtòกฎเกณฑ์gòt gaynหรือrĕuอำนาจam-nâatใดๆdai daiทั้งสิ้นtáng sîn
He has a rebellious spirit that refuses to submit to any rules or authority whatsoever.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขบถ said ขะ-บด?
kà-bòt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
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 | — | — |