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kúMeaning
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[to] smolder
to smolder; to burn slowly without a flame (often used to describe embers or hidden feelings)
Examples
ถึงแม้tĕung máeถึงแม้tĕung máe1even though; although2even ifเปลวไฟbpleo faiเปลวไฟbpleo faiflameจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2[to] extinguish; turn off3out; off; not runningไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoถ่านtàanถ่านtàan1charcoal2battery; battery cell3carbon (electrode)ร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hotคุkúคุkú[to] smolderอยู่ใต้yòo dtâiอยู่ใต้yòo dtâi1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]กองgongกองgong1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsขี้เถ้าkêe tâoขี้เถ้าkêe tâoash; ashes
Although the flames have gone out, there are still hot embers smoldering under the ashes.
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ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kโกรธแค้นgròot-kɛ́ɛnที่tîiเก็บกดgèp-gòtไว้wáiยังคงyang-kongคุkúอยู่ในyùu-naiใจjaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
The suppressed feeling of anger is still smoldering in his heart all the time.
ความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengเรื่องrêuuangที่ดินtêe dinผืนpĕunนี้néeเป็นbpenปัญหาbpan-hăaที่têeคุกรุ่นkúk rûnอยู่yòoเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapมาmaaหลายlăaiทศวรรษtót-sà-wát
The conflict over this plot of land is an issue that has been silently smoldering for many decades.
ภายใต้paai-dtâaiท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiดูduuสงบเสงี่ยมsà-ngòp-sà-ngìiamความอิจฉาริษยาkwaam-ìt-chǎa-rít-sà-yǎaกำลังgam-langคุกรุ่นkú-grùnอยู่yùuภายในใจpaai-nai-jaiเธอtəə
Beneath her seemingly calm demeanor, jealousy is smoldering inside her heart.
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kú
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 | — | — |