คามือ
kaa-mʉʉMeanings
1AdverbA2
still in one's hand
While something is still held in someone's hand or being handled by them.
Examples
ไอศกรีมai-sà-griimไอศกรีมai-sà-griimice creamละลายlá-laaiละลายlá-laai1[to] melt2[to] dissolve3[to] dissipate; squander; use upคามือkaa-mʉʉคามือkaa-mʉʉ1still in one's hand2red-handed; in the act3unfinished; still in handแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The ice cream has melted while still in my hand.
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Yesterday, a glass broke while I was holding it.
My child fell asleep with a snack still in their hand.
เขาkǎoบีบbìipกล้วยglûuaiสุกsùkแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiจนjonเละléคามือkaa-mʉʉเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiล้างมือláang-mʉʉ
He squeezed the ripe banana so hard that it turned to mush in his hand, so he had to wash his hands.
2AdverbB1
red-handed; in the act
While someone is still carrying out a wrongful act or still holding the object involved, especially when caught.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจับjàpจับjàp1[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 surfaceฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคามือkaa-mʉʉคามือkaa-mʉʉ1still in one's hand2red-handed; in the act3unfinished; still in handตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)แอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)
Mom caught me red-handed while I was secretly taking some money.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจับjàpคนkonขโมยkà-mooiของkɔ̌ɔngได้dâaiคามือkaa-mʉʉขณะที่kà-nà-tîiเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnสินค้าsǐn-káaไว้wáiในnaiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa
An employee caught the shoplifter red-handed as he was hiding merchandise inside his shirt.
เขาkǎoกำลังgam-langหยิบyìpเงินngənจากjàakลิ้นชักlín-chákของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเงินngənเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaจับได้jàp-dâaiคามือkaa-mʉʉพอดีpɔɔ-dii
He was taking money from his friend’s drawer, but the owner walked in and caught him red-handed.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiขโมยkà-mooiโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngจับได้jàp-dâaiคามือkaa-mʉʉขณะที่kà-nà-tîiเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langหยิบyìpมันmanใส่sàiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Although he claimed he had not stolen the phone, its owner caught him red-handed as he was putting it into his own bag.
3AdjectiveB1
unfinished; still in hand
Describes work or a task that remains in someone's charge or is still being worked on and has not yet been completed.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)คามือkaa-mʉʉคามือkaa-mʉʉ1still in one's hand2red-handed; in the act3unfinished; still in handต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
I still have unfinished work on my hands today and need to finish it first.
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ฉันchǎnรับงานráp-ngaanเพิ่มpə̂əmไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเพราะprɔ́ยังyangมีmiiงานngaanคามือkaa-mʉʉอีกìikหลายlǎaiชิ้นchín
I can’t take on more work because I still have several unfinished tasks on my hands.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกɔ̀ɔkไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoฉันchǎnขอkɔ̌ɔเคลียร์งานkliia-ngaanคามือkaa-mʉʉให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Before going out to eat, let me finish the work I still have on my hands.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaให้hâiฉันchǎnส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔงานngaanที่tîiยังyangคามือkaa-mʉʉอยู่yùuให้hâiเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimก่อนgɔ̀ɔnย้ายyáaiแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiงานngaanดำเนินต่อdam-nəən-dtɔ̀ɔได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่mâiสะดุดsà-dùt
My manager asked me to hand over my unfinished work to a teammate before transferring departments so that the work could continue without interruption.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
kaa
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
คาkaaคาkaa1[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodged2left stuck; left pending[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodgedPart 1
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คามือkaa-mʉʉคามือkaa-mʉʉstill in one's handstill in one's handWord