ขัดขาว
kàt-kǎaoMeaning
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[to] mill (polish) rice; [to] polish [sth] until white
to polish something until it becomes white; especially, to mill rice by polishing off the bran to produce white rice.
Examples
ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughโรงสีroong-sǐiโรงสีroong-sǐirice millเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขัดขาวkàt-kǎaoขัดขาวkàt-kǎao[to] mill (polish) rice; [to] polish [sth] until whiteก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำมาnam-maaนำมาnam-maa[to] bring [sb/sth] (here); fetchขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself
The rice grown by farmers must go through a mill to be polished white before being sold.
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คนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiนิยมกินní-yom-ginข้าวkâaoที่tîiขัดขาวkàt-kǎaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoมากกว่าmâak-gwàaข้าวกล้องkâao-glɔ̂ng
Most people prefer to eat polished white rice over brown rice.
กระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanขัดขาวkàt-kǎaoข้าวkâaoทำให้tam-hâiสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaวิตามินwí-dtaa-minและlɛ́ใยอาหารyai-aa-hǎanที่tîiผิวpǐuของkɔ̌ɔngเมล็ดข้าวmá-lét-kâaoไปbpaiมากmâak
The process of milling rice white causes a significant loss of vitamins and fiber from the bran.
โรงสีroong-sǐiชุมชนchum-chonให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanขัดขาวkàt-kǎaoข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakให้hâiเป็นbpenข้าวสารkâao-sǎanแก่gɛ̀ɛชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiราคาraa-kaaที่tîiไม่แพงmâi-pɛɛng
The community rice mill provides a service to mill paddy into white rice for villagers at an affordable price.
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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ขาวkǎaoขาวkǎao1white (color)2fair-skinned; light-complexioned3white (color)4[to] be white; be fair-skinnedwhite (color)Part 2
ขัดขาวkàt-kǎaoขัดขาวkàt-kǎao[to] mill (polish) rice; [to] polish [sth] until white[to] mill (polish) rice; [to] polish [sth] until whiteWord