ขุดลอก
kùt-lɔ̂ɔkMeaning
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[to] dredge
to dredge a waterway; to clear out mud, sand, or debris from the bottom of a river or canal by digging.
Examples
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanเทศบาลtêet-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛn1plan; strategy2scheme; plotจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขุดลอกkùt-lɔ̂ɔkขุดลอกkùt-lɔ̂ɔk[to] dredgeคลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekสายหลักsǎai-làkสายหลักsǎai-làk1main line; primary route; backbone2main; primary; principalเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext year
The municipality plans to dredge the main canal to prevent flooding next year.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganขุดลอกkùt-lɔ̂ɔkคูน้ำkuu-náamรอบrɔ̂ɔpหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanให้น้ำhâi-náamไหลlǎiสะดวกsà-dùuakขึ้นkʉ̂n
The villagers helped each other dredge the ditch around the village to improve water flow.
โครงkroongการขุดลอกgaan-kùt-lɔ̂ɔkแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmɛ̂ɛ-náam-jâao-prá-yaaต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanและlɛ́ใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The project to dredge the Chao Phraya River requires an enormous budget and will take many years.
การขุดลอกgaan-kùt-lɔ̂ɔkแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamที่tîiตื้นเขินdtʉ̂ʉn-kə̌ənเป็นbpenมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiการรับมือgaan-ráp-mʉʉกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛngในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Dredging shallow water sources is a crucial measure for dealing with long-term drought problems.
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
kùt
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
ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)[to] digPart 1
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ขุดลอกkùt-lɔ̂ɔkขุดลอกkùt-lɔ̂ɔk[to] dredge[to] dredgeWord