คับ
kápMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
tight; snug (clothing, space)
fitting too tightly or giving little room, as with clothes or a cramped space.
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คับkápคับkáp1tight; snug (clothing, space)2crowded; crampedเท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injured
These shoes are too tight; they hurt when I walk.
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กางเกงgaang-geengตัวdtuuaเดิมdəəmใส่sàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoคับkápขึ้นkʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́ฉันchǎnน้ำหนักnám-nàkเพิ่มpə̂əm
The same pants fit tighter because I've gained weight.
หมวกmùuakใบbaiนี้níiใส่sàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoคับkápหัวhǔuaฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenไซส์ใหญ่sai-yài
This hat fits too tightly on my head; I need a bigger size.
ห้องทดลองhɔ̂ng-tót-lɔɔngเก่าgàoแคบkɛ̂ɛpและlɛ́คับkápเวลาwee-laaเราraoทำงานtam-ngaanเป็นbpenทีมtiimทำให้tam-hâiขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaลำบากlam-bàak
The old lab is cramped and tight when we work as a team, making it hard to move around.
2AdjectiveB1
crowded; cramped
full of people or things so that there is little space.
Examples
รถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceแน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)คับkápคับkáp1tight; snug (clothing, space)2crowded; crampedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
The train is so packed with people that we can hardly move.
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ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoทางเดินtaang-dəənตลาดdtà-làatคับkápไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káa
In the morning, the market walkways are crowded with vendors and customers.
ช่วงchûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanวัดwátนี้níiคับkápไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoทั้งวันtáng-wan
During festivals, this temple is packed with tourists all day.
ห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumคับkápด้วยdûuaiอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnและlɛ́เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngย้ายyáaiโต๊ะdtóบางbaangตัวdtuuaออกɔ̀ɔk
The meeting room is crammed with equipment and documents, to the point we had to remove some tables.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
káp
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 | — | — |