ขลาด
klàatMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
cowardly; timid
lacking courage; easily frightened or afraid
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringขลาดklàatขลาดklàatcowardly; timidไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâa[to] confront; faceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eengด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eeng1by oneself; personally; independently2by itself; automatically
He is a cowardly person, not daring to face problems by himself.
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ฉันchănโกรธgròhtตัวเองdtuua engที่têeขลาดklàatเกินกว่าgern gwàaจะjàบอกbòkความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukจริงjingๆ-ให้hâiเขาkăoรู้rúu
I'm angry at myself for being too cowardly to let him know my true feelings.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่tîiขลาดklàatและlɛ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiในnaiยามวิกฤตyaam-wí-grìtจะjàทำให้tam-hâiองค์กรong-gɔɔnสูญเสียโอกาสsǔun-sǐia-oo-gàatสำคัญsǎm-kan
A leader who is cowardly and dares not make decisions in times of crisis will cause the organization to lose important opportunities.
ทหารtá-hǎanบางคนbaang-konถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaขลาดklàatและlɛ́หนีnǐiทัพtápในระหว่างnai-rá-wàangการรบgaan-rópที่tîiดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉat
Some soldiers were accused of being cowardly and deserting the army during a fierce battle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขล, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
klàat
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 | — | — |