คู
kuuMeaning
1NounA2
ditch; moat; irrigation channel
a long narrow water channel such as a ditch, moat, or small irrigation canal; often man-made
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคูน้ำkoo náamคูน้ำkoo náamditch; water channel; moatเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)ทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy field
My house has a small water ditch beside the rice field.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganขุดkùtคูkuuให้น้ำhâi-náamไหลลงlǎi-longสวนsǔuanได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
Yesterday the villagers helped dig a channel so water could flow into the orchard easily.
Heavy rain caused the water in the ditch to overflow and flow onto the walkway.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungคูkuuระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamรอบrɔ̂ɔpตลาดdtà-làatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamซ้ำsám
The municipality plans to improve the drainage ditches around the market to prevent repeated flooding.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kuu
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 | — | — |