ขวบ

kùuap

Meanings

1NounA2

year of age (especially for young children)

A unit of one year used in expressing age, especially the age of a young child.

Examples

ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostขวบkùuapขวบkùuap1year of age (especially for young children)2CLF: years of age (young children)
My child just turned one year old.
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ตอนdtonสองsŏngขวบkùuapน้องnóngเริ่มrêrmพูดpôotประโยคprà-yôhkสั้นsânๆ-ได้dâi
At two years old, my little sibling started to say short sentences.
หมอmɔ̌ɔถามtǎamว่าwâaเด็กdèkนี้níiกี่gìiขวบkùuapแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The doctor asked how many years old this child is.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงtʉ̌ngสามsǎamขวบkùuapเขาkǎoสูงsǔungเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเท่าtâoโต๊ะกินข้าวdtó-gin-kâaoแล้วlɛ́ɛo
By the time he was three years old, he was almost as tall as the dining table.
2ClassifierA2

CLF: years of age (young children)

Classifier used to count years of age for young children (e.g., เด็กอายุ 3 ขวบขวบkùuap1year of age (especially for young children)2CLF: years of age (young children) = a 3‑year‑old child).

Examples

ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondขวบkùuapขวบkùuap1year of age (especially for young children)2CLF: years of age (young children)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My son is two years old.
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ตอนdtonลูกสาวlôok săaoสามsăamขวบkùuapเธอterเริ่มrêrmพูดpôotประโยคprà-yôhkยาวyaaoๆ-ได้dâi
When my daughter was three years old, she started to speak longer sentences.
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaน้องnɔ́ɔngจะjàครบkrópสี่sìiขวบkùuapและlɛ́ได้dâaiเข้าkâoอนุบาลà-nú-baan
Next year, the little one will turn four years old and start kindergarten.
งานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtเด็กdèkอายุaa-yúห้าhâaขวบkùuapควรkuuanจัดกิจกรรมjàt gìt-jà-gamง่ายngâaiๆ-และláeมีmeeผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiคอยkoiดูแลdoo laeใกล้ชิดglâi chít
For a five-year-old's birthday, simple activities should be arranged with close adult supervision.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

kùuap

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——