คด
kótMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
crooked; bent; winding
bent, not straight, or winding in shape, as in a winding road or a bent wire
Examples
ลวดlûuatลวดlûuatwire (metal strand)เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คดkótคดkót1crooked; bent; winding2[to] scoop (rice)3dishonest; corrupt4[to] be crooked; become bent; windจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดัดdàtดัดdàt1[to] bend; reshape; adjust2[to] curl/perm (hair)3[to] correct; reform (behavior/attitude)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]ยากมากyâak-mâakยากมากyâak-mâakvery difficult; very hard
This wire is bent so much that it's very hard to straighten.
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This mountain road winds back and forth; you must drive slowly.
แม่น้ำคดmâe-náam kótตามdtaamภูมิประเทศpoom-bprà-têetทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtโค้งkóhngเว้าหลายwâo lăaiช่วงchûuang
The river winds according to the terrain, creating many meanders.
ท่อtɔ̂ɔโลหะloo-hàที่tîiคดkótเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiแรงดันrɛɛng-danลดลงlót-longและlɛ́การไหลgaan-lǎiไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
A slightly bent metal pipe can reduce pressure and cause uneven flow.
2VerbB1
[to] scoop (rice)
to serve or scoop rice into a bowl or plate (common in Thai usage)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseคดข้าวkót-kâaoคดข้าวkót-kâao[to] dish/ladle riceใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
Mom scooped rice onto a plate for the child before school.
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I served more rice to the guest because there was still plenty of food left.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanคดkótข้าวกล่องkâao-glɔ̀ngอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทันtanช่วงchûuangพักเที่ยงpák-tîiang
The staff quickly scooped rice into lunch boxes to make it in time for the lunch break.
ก่อนgònเริ่มrêrmกินginเราraoช่วยกันchûuai ganคดข้าวkót kâaoแบ่งbàengใส่ถ้วยsài tûuaiเล็กๆlék lékเพื่อให้pêuua hâiทุกคนtúk konได้dâiปริมาณbpà-rí-maanพอเหมาะpo mòr
Before eating, we helped scoop rice into small bowls so everyone would get an appropriate portion.
3AdjectiveB2
dishonest; corrupt
not honest; acting with fraud or corruption
Examples
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangpoliticianคดkótคดkót1crooked; bent; winding2[to] scoop (rice)3dishonest; corrupt4[to] be crooked; become bent; windเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)หลวงlǔuangหลวงlǔuang1royal; of the king2state; public; official3honorific element for monks and Buddha images4Luang; a traditional Thai noble rankทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherศรัทธาsàt-taaศรัทธาsàt-taa1faith; belief; devotion2[to] have faith in; revere
The politician acted corruptly and took public funds, causing people to lose faith.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukฟ้องfɔ́ɔngว่าwâaเป็นbpenเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiคดkótรับrápสินบนsǐn-bonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแลกกับlɛ̂ɛk-gàpสัญญาsǎn-yaa
He was sued for being a corrupt official, taking bribes in exchange for contracts.
ระบบrá-bòpที่têeคดkótทำให้tam hâiโครงการkrohng gaanดีdeeๆ-ถูกtòokดึงdeungงบngòpไปbpaiแบบbàepไม่โปร่งใสmâi bpròhng săi
A corrupt system siphons funds from good projects in a non-transparent way.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiหนักnàkเพราะprɔ́ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanคดkótฮั้วประมูลhúa-bprà-muunและlɛ́ปกbpòkปิดบัญชีbpìt-ban-chii
The company suffered greatly because executives engaged in corrupt bid rigging and concealed accounts.
4VerbB2
[to] be crooked; become bent; wind
To be or become bent rather than straight, or to follow a winding course.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)กดแรงgòt-rɛɛngกดแรงgòt-rɛɛng[to] press hardเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátruler; straightedgeคดkótคดkót1crooked; bent; winding2[to] scoop (rice)3dishonest; corrupt4[to] be crooked; become bent; windใช้งานchái-ngaanใช้งานchái-ngaan1[to] use; make use of2[to] operate; run (a device/system)3[to] put (a person/animal) to workไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongไม่ตรงmâi-dtrong1not straight; crooked2inaccurate; not corresponding3not straightforward; indirect
Don’t press too hard, or the ruler will bend and won’t be straight for use.
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หลังlǎngฝนตกfǒn-dtòkราวraaoเหล็กlèkเริ่มrə̂əmคดkótเพราะprɔ́รับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpai
After the rain, the metal rail began to bend because it bore too much weight.
ช่างchângเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaถ้าtâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอบòpความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnอย่างถูกต้องyàang-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngเหล็กlèkจะjàคดkótเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเจอjəəอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumสูงsǔung
The technician warned that if not properly heat-treated, the steel will bend when exposed to high temperatures.
แกนgɛɛnพัดลมpát-lomคดkótเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətแรงสั่นสะเทือนrɛɛng-sàn-sà-tʉʉanสูงsǔungและlɛ́เสียงดังsǐiang-dangผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtì
Even a slight bending of the fan shaft can cause high vibration and abnormal noise.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |