ขับ
kàpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)
to operate and control a vehicle
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Dad drives to work every day.
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Yesterday I drove to the market for the first time.
Tomorrow he will drive us to the beach.
ถ้าtâaฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkควรkuuanขับรถkàp-rótช้าลงcháa-longและlɛ́เว้นระยะห่างwén-rá-yá-hàangจากjàakคันkanหน้าnâa
If it rains heavily, you should drive slower and keep a distance from the car in front.
2VerbB2
[to] expel; drive out; repel
to force someone or something out or away; to expel or repel
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherก่อไฟgɔ̀ɔ-faiก่อไฟgɔ̀ɔ-fai[to] build a fire; start a fireและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asหม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitช้างป่าcháang-bpàaช้างป่าcháang-bpàawild elephantไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi1[to] approach [sb/sth]; come near2[to] come close to (a state/result)3[to] approach (a limit)ไร่râiไร่râi1farm; plantation; field2rai (area unit)
Villagers lit fires and banged pots to drive the wild elephant away from the fields.
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ยามyaamใช้cháiไฟฉายfai-chǎaiส่องsɔ̀ɔngและlɛ́ส่งเสียงดังsòng-sǐiang-dangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับkàpสุนัขsù-nákจรjɔɔnออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakลานจอดรถlaan-jɔ̀ɔt-rót
The guard used a flashlight and made loud noises to drive stray dogs out of the parking lot.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanเข้มkêmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับkàpผู้ก่อความไม่สงบpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-kwaam-mâi-sà-ngòpออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakพื้นที่ชายแดนpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chaai-dɛɛn
The government announced strict measures to expel insurgents from the border area.
กลิ่นglìnสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiแรงraengๆ-นี้néeช่วยchûuaiขับkàpแมลงวันmá-laeng wanให้hâiห่างhàangจากjàakครัวkruuaได้ดีdâai dee
This strong herbal scent effectively repels flies from the kitchen.
3VerbB2
[to] sing; chant (traditional)
to sing or chant in a traditional or stylized manner
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightคณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3committee; board (as a body)4classifier: groups/delegations/troupesนักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiนักดนตรีnák-don-dtriimusicianจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitเพลงพื้นบ้านpleeng-pʉ́ʉn-bâanเพลงพื้นบ้านpleeng-pʉ́ʉn-bâan1folk music (genre)2folk songภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ผู้ชมpûu-chomผู้ชมpûu-chom1viewer; spectator2audience (viewers)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Tonight the ensemble will sing traditional Northern folk songs for the audience.
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ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔขับkàpสวดsùuatบทสรรเสริญbòt-sǎn-sə̌ənอย่างนุ่มนวลyàang-nûm-nuuanในnaiพิธีpí-tiiทำบุญtam-bun
In the morning, the monk chanted a hymn gently during the merit-making ceremony.
นักขับnák-kàpเสภาsěe-paaคนนี้kon-níiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtอารมณ์aa-romโศกsòokผ่านpàanทำนองtam-nɔɔngขับkàpเสภาsěe-paaได้dâaiอย่างyàangกินใจgin-jai
This reciter conveys sorrow through the sepha chanting melody in a moving way.
วงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiใช้การchái-gaanขับkàpเพลงฉ่อยpleeng-chɔ̀ɔiโต้ตอบdtôo-dtɔ̀ɔpกันganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangชะตาชีวิตchá-dtaa-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonบ้านนาbâan-naa
The band used playful chanted verse to respond to each other and tell the fate of rural folk.
4VerbB2
[to] excrete; secrete; emit
to discharge substances from the body or a system (e.g., sweat, urine; emit fluids)
Examples
เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesร้อนจัดrɔ́ɔn-jàtร้อนจัดrɔ́ɔn-jàtextremely hot; scorchingร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขับเหงื่อkàp-ngʉ̀ʉaขับเหงื่อkàp-ngʉ̀ʉa[to] induce sweating; promote perspiration; act as a diaphoreticออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofระบายความร้อนrá-baai-kwaam-rɔ́ɔnระบายความร้อนrá-baai-kwaam-rɔ́ɔn1[to] dissipate heat; remove heat; cool2heat dissipation; cooling (process)3cooling; heat-dissipating
When it’s very hot, the body secretes sweat to release heat.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamมากmâakไตdtaiจะjàขับkàpปัสสาวะbpàt-sǎa-wáออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาสมดุลrák-sǎa-sǒm-dunของkɔ̌ɔngร่างกายrâang-gaai
When you drink a lot of water, the kidneys excrete urine to maintain the body’s balance.
หลังlǎngออกกำลังกายหนักɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai-nàkกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaจะjàขับkàpกรดgròtแลกติกlɛ̂ɛk-dtìkมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kปวดเมื่อยbpùuat-mʉ̂ʉai
After intense exercise, the muscles excrete more lactic acid, causing soreness.
ตับdtàpทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiขับสารkàp-sǎanพิษpítและlɛ́ของเสียkɔ̌ɔng-sǐiaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakกระแสเลือดgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-lʉ̂ʉatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔให้hâiไตdtaiขับkàpออกɔ̀ɔkทางtaangปัสสาวะbpàt-sǎa-wá
The liver functions to eliminate toxins and waste from the bloodstream before passing them to the kidneys to be excreted in urine.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kàp
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 | — | — |