ขัดขา
kàt-kǎaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] trip [sb] up
to trip someone up by blocking their leg
Examples
เด็กผู้ชายdèk-pûu-chaaiเด็กผู้ชายdèk-pûu-chaaiboy; male child/youthคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyขัดขาkàt-kǎaขัดขาkàt-kǎa1[to] trip [sb] up2[to] thwart; [to] hinderเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofล้มลงlóm-longล้มลงlóm-long1[to] fall down; topple over2[to] collapse (from illness/weakness)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)
That boy teased his friend by tripping him until he fell to the floor.
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นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnโดนdoonใบเหลืองbai-lʉ̌ʉangเพราะprɔ́ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiวิ่งwîngไปbpaiขัดขาkàt-kǎaกองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngทีมตรงข้ามtiim-dtrong-kâam
The football player got a yellow card because he intentionally ran to trip the opposing team's striker.
สุนัขsù-nákที่tîiวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênอยู่yùuในบ้านnai-bâanเผลอplə̌əมาmaaขัดขาkàt-kǎaฉันchǎnจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหกล้มhòk-lóm
The dog running around in the house accidentally tripped me, almost making me fall.
ในnaiการgaanเล่นกีฬาlên-gii-laaอย่างyàangรักบี้rák-bîiการตั้งใจgaan-dtâng-jaiขัดขาkàt-kǎaกันganอาจàatทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətการบาดเจ็บgaan-bàat-jèpรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngที่tîiข้อเท้าkɔ̂ɔ-táaoได้dâai
In playing sports like rugby, intentionally tripping one another can cause severe ankle injuries.
2VerbB2
[to] thwart; [to] hinder
to thwart, hinder, or obstruct someone's plans or progress
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeผลงานpǒn-ngaanผลงานpǒn-ngaan1work; output; result2achievementเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyขัดขาkàt-kǎaขัดขาkàt-kǎa1[to] trip [sb] up2[to] thwart; [to] hinderอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2regularly; habitually
He is trying to build a good track record to get promoted, but there are always coworkers hindering him.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiขัดขาkàt-kǎaเขาkǎoเลยləəiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเขาkǎoทำtamโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiตามที่dtaam-tîiเขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiเถอะtə̀
Don't obstruct him; let him do this project as he intended.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangฝ่ายค้านfàai-káanมักจะmák-jàหาทางhǎa-taangขัดขาkàt-kǎaการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
Opposition politicians often find ways to thwart the government's work to prevent projects from succeeding.
การทำธุรกิจgaan-tam-tú-rá-gìtในnaiวงการwong-gaanนี้níiเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยากyâakเพราะprɔ́คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngมักจะmák-jàใช้cháiวิธีwí-tiiสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขัดขาkàt-kǎaกันเองgan-eeng
Doing business in this industry is difficult because competitors often use dirty tactics to hinder each other.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kàt
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
ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] scrub; scour2[to] polish; buff3[to] obstruct; block4[to] oppose; contradict5[to] fasten; secure [sth] in place6[to] interlace; weave[to] scrub; scourPart 1
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ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 2
ขัดขาkàt-kǎaขัดขาkàt-kǎa[to] trip [sb] up[to] trip [sb] upWord