ขัดเกลา
kàt-glaoMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] refine; polish; cultivate
to improve by removing flaws or roughness; to polish or refine [sth] (writing, language, behavior, skills, or a surface); to cultivate manners or character.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesขัดเกลาkàt-glaoขัดเกลาkàt-glao[to] refine; polish; cultivateบทความbòt-kwaamบทความbòt-kwaamarticle; essayของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎiลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎi1smooth; seamless; fluid2fluent (speech/writing)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguouslyขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
The teacher is refining my essay to make it smoother and clearer.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakซ้อมsɔ́ɔmหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpเราraoขัดเกลาkàt-glaoท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmสำหรับsǎm-ràpการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng
After many rehearsals, we polished the movements to be ready for the performance.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจัดjàtเวิร์กช็อปwə́ək-chɔ̀pเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขัดเกลาkàt-glaoมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìtและlɛ́ทักษะták-sàการสื่อสารgaan-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
The company held a workshop to refine employees' business etiquette and communication skills.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขัดเกลาkàt-glaoสำนวนsǎm-nuuanและlɛ́ตัดdtàtจุดบกพร่องjùt-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
The writer spent several rounds of revisions to polish the style and remove flaws.
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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เกลาglaoเกลาglao1[to] smooth; pare; whittle [sth]2[to] refine; polish [sth] (language, style, manners)[to] smooth; pare; whittle [sth]Part 2
ขัดเกลาkàt-glaoขัดเกลาkàt-glao[to] refine; polish; cultivate[to] refine; polish; cultivateWord