คอกควาย
kɔ̂ɔk-kwaaiMeaning
1NounB1
buffalo pen; enclosure
a fenced or penned area where water buffalo are kept or confined
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixคอกควายkɔ̂ɔk-kwaaiคอกควายkɔ̂ɔk-kwaaibuffalo pen; enclosureให้hâiให้hâi1[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)แข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fitขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[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)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Yesterday the villagers repaired the buffalo pen to make it sturdier before the storm arrived.
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ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเขาkǎoจะพาjà-paaควายkwaaiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakคอกควายkɔ̂ɔk-kwaaiไปbpaiทุ่งtûngแล้วlɛ́ɛoตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenจึงjʉngต้อนกลับdtɔ̂ɔn-glàpเข้าไปkâo-bpai
In the morning he takes the buffalo out of the pen to the field, and in the evening he herds them back in.
คอกควายkɔ̂ɔk-kwaaiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanมีmiiประตูbprà-dtuuสองชั้นsɔ̌ɔng-chánเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganควายkwaaiหนีnǐiและlɛ́ทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
The buffalo enclosure behind the house has double gates to prevent escapes and make cleaning convenient.
ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanกำชับgam-chápให้hâiสร้างsâangคอกควายkɔ̂ɔk-kwaaiตามdtaamแบบbɛ̀ɛpที่tîiกำหนดgam-nòtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiระบายอากาศrá-baai-aa-gàatดีdiiและlɛ́ลดlótความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangการแพร่gaan-prɛ̂ɛโรคrôokในnaiฝูงfǔung
The village headman instructed that the buffalo pen be built according to the specified design to ensure good ventilation and reduce the risk of disease spreading in the herd.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kɔ̂ɔk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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
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คอกควายkɔ̂ɔk-kwaaiคอกควายkɔ̂ɔk-kwaaibuffalo pen; enclosurebuffalo pen; enclosureWord