คูการ์

kuu-gaa

Meanings

1NounB2

cougar; puma; mountain lion

A large wild cat native to the Americas, with a usually plain, tawny coat, also known as a puma or mountain lion.

Examples

คูการ์kuu-gaaคูการ์kuu-gaa1cougar; puma; mountain lion2older woman who dates younger men (slang)มีขนmii-kǒnมีขนmii-kǒn1hairy; furry2[to] have hair/fur/feathers/bristlesสีน้ำตาลอ่อนsǐi-nám-dtaan-ɔ̀ɔnสีน้ำตาลอ่อนsǐi-nám-dtaan-ɔ̀ɔnlight brownและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3classifier: tailsยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)ขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)ที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiresidence; dwelling; habitatอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ทวีปอเมริกาtá-wîip-à-mee-rí-gaaทวีปอเมริกาtá-wîip-à-mee-rí-gaathe Americas; the American continent(s)
The cougar has a tawny coat and a long tail. It is a large wild cat native to the Americas.
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2NounC1

older woman who dates younger men (slang)

A slang term for a middle-aged or older woman who pursues romantic or sexual relationships with considerably younger men. The term can be derogatory.

Examples

เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคูการ์kuu-gaaคูการ์kuu-gaa1cougar; puma; mountain lion2older woman who dates younger men (slang)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)วัยกลางคนwai-glaang-konวัยกลางคนwai-glaang-kon1middle age2middle-agedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)คบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)อายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàa1less than; fewer than2under; belowตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Her friends call her a cougar because she is middle-aged and likes dating men who are much younger than she is.
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Tones

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Why is คูการ์ said คู-กา?

kuu-gaa

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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