คาว
kaaoMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meat
Having the characteristic smell or taste of raw fish, meat, or blood.
Examples
ปลาดิบbplaa-dìpปลาดิบbplaa-dìp1raw fish2sashimiจานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardคาวkaaoคาวkaao1fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meat2sordid; scandalous; tainted (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
This plate of raw fish still tastes fishy.
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If you don’t rinse the meat with vinegar, the smell will be very fishy.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaน้ำพริกnáam-príkช่วยchûuaiตัดdtàtกลิ่นคาวglìn-kaaoของkɔ̌ɔngปลาน้ำจืดbplaa-náam-jʉ̀ʉtได้ดีdâai-dii
He said chili paste helps cut the fishy smell of freshwater fish well.
เชฟchéepแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiลวกlûuakปลาbplaaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaไม่mâiคาวkaaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iนำไปnam-bpaiต้มยำdtôm-yam
The chef suggests blanching the fish first so the meat won’t be fishy before making tom yum.
ปลาbplaaที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngจับjàpมาmaaมีmiiกลิ่นคาวglìn-kaaoแรงrɛɛngต้องdtɔ̂ngล้างláangด้วยdûuaiมะนาวmá-naao
The freshly caught fish has a strong fishy smell; it needs to be rinsed with lime.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaกลิ่นglìnเลือดlʉ̂ʉatคาวkaaoติดมือdtìt-mʉʉล้างláangหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiหมดmòt
He said the bloody, pungent smell stuck to his hands and didn’t go away even after several washes.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiใช้cháiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiดับคาวdàp-kaaoทะเลtá-leeได้ดีdâai-diiทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติrót-châatสะอาดsà-àatขึ้นkʉ̂n
This place uses herbs effectively to eliminate the pungent seafood smell, making the taste cleaner.
2AdjectiveB2
sordid; scandalous; tainted (figurative)
Associated with disreputable conduct or scandal, especially sexual misconduct.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)คาวkaaoคาวkaao1fishy; smelling or tasting of raw meat2sordid; scandalous; tainted (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowบางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsหน้าแดงnâa-dɛɛngหน้าแดงnâa-dɛɛng1[to] blush; [to have] one's face turn red2red-faced; flushed
He told the story in a suggestive way, making some friends blush.
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คำพูดkam-pûutคาวkaaoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaอึดอัดʉ̀t-àtทันทีtan-tii
His lewd remarks immediately made the conversation awkward.
แม้mɛ́ɛเพลงpleengจะjàติดหูdtìt-hǔuแต่dtɛ̀ɛมิวสิกวิดีโอmiu-sìk-wí-dii-ooก็gɔ̂ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiทางtaangคาวkaaoเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətในnaiงานngaanโรงเรียนroong-riian
Even though the song is catchy, the music video is too suggestive to be played at a school event.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kaao
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 | — | — |