คอขวด
kɔɔ-kùuatMeanings
1NounA2
neck of a bottle
the narrow part of a bottle near the opening
Examples
จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคอขวดkor kùuatคอขวดkor kùuat1neck of a bottle2bottleneck (figurative)ดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Hold the neck of the bottle firmly.
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There is gold foil wrapped around the neck of the wine bottle.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเอาaoเหรียญrǐianออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakขวดkùuatแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanติดอยู่dtìt-yùuที่tîiคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuat
He tried to get the coin out of the bottle, but it got stuck at the neck.
The water flowed out slowly from the very narrow neck of the bottle.
2NounB2
bottleneck (figurative)
a point of congestion or restriction that slows or limits flow or progress (e.g., in traffic, production, computing, or processes)
Examples
ขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔn1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterบรรจุสินค้าban-jù-sǐn-káaบรรจุสินค้าban-jù-sǐn-káa[to] pack goodsกลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuat1neck of a bottle2bottleneck (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffสายการผลิตsǎai-gaan-pà-lìtสายการผลิตsǎai-gaan-pà-lìtproduction line; assembly lineทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำได้tam-dâaiทำได้tam-dâai1[to] be able to do [sth]2I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]ช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaslower; more slowlyขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔn1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsอื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; another
The packaging stage has become the bottleneck of the entire production line because it's slower than other stages.
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ถนนtà-nǒnเส้นsênนี้níiมักจะmák-jàเกิดgə̀ətปัญหาbpan-hǎaคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatในnaiช่วงเวลาเร่งด่วนchûuang-wee-laa-rêng-dùuanทำให้tam-hâiรถติดrót-dtìtยาวyaaoเป็นbpenกิโลgì-loo
This road often has a bottleneck problem during rush hour, causing traffic jams that stretch for kilometers.
การรอgaan-rɔɔอนุมัติà-nú-mátจากjàakผู้บริหารระดับสูงpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-rá-dàp-sǔungหลายlǎaiชั้นchánเป็นbpenคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanล่าช้าlâa-cháa
Waiting for approval from multiple levels of senior management is a major bottleneck that delays the project.
ความเร็วkwaam-reoในnaiการอ่านgaan-àanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจากjàakฮาร์ดดิสก์háat-dìtเป็นbpenคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatที่tîiจำกัดjam-gàtประสิทธิภาพbprà-sìt-tí-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngระบบคอมพิวเตอร์rá-bòp-kɔm-piu-dtə̂əโดยรวมdooi-ruuamแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaซีพียูsii-pii-yuuจะjàเร็วreoมากmâakก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
The data read speed from the hard disk is the bottleneck limiting the overall computer system's performance, even though the CPU is very fast.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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คอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatneck of a bottleneck of a bottleWord