ขู่
kòo
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] threaten; intimidate
to use words or actions to frighten someone, often to force compliance
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขู่kòoขู่kòo1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ฟ้องfóngฟ้องfóng1[to] sue; bring a lawsuit2[to] tattle; complain (to authority)3[to] betray; reveal; give awayถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จ่ายเงินjàai ngernจ่ายเงินjàai ngern1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay out
He threatened to sue if we didn’t pay.
2NounB2
[of animals] growl; hiss; threaten
of an animal, to make a threatening sound or display (e.g., growl, hiss) to warn or scare
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-door4the adjacent person/place (elliptical)ขู่kòoขู่kòo1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenเสียงต่ำsĭiang dtàmเสียงต่ำsĭiang dtàmlow-pitched sound; low voiceเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâastrangerเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)
The neighbor’s dog growls in a low tone when strangers walk by.