คูตูร์
kuu-dtuuMeaning
1NounB2
couture; high fashion
High-end fashion design and custom-made clothing, especially from top fashion houses
Examples
ชุดแต่งงานchút-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanชุดแต่งงานchút-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanwedding outfit; wedding dress; bridal gownของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (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)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)คูตูร์kuu-dtuuคูตูร์kuu-dtuucouture; high fashionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaใช้เวลาchái-wee-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moon
Her wedding dress is a couture piece that took several months to make.
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เสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaแนวnɛɛoคูตูร์kuu-dtuuมักจะmák-jàมีmiiราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiช่างฝีมือchâang-fǐi-mʉʉที่tîiมีmiiทักษะták-sàสูงsǔung
Couture fashion is usually very expensive because it requires highly skilled artisans.
ดีไซเนอร์dii-sai-nə̂əชาวไทยchaao-taiคนนี้kon-níiได้dâaiนำเสนอผลnam-sà-nə̌ə-pǒnงานngaanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəในnaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânคูตูร์kuu-dtuuที่tîiปารีสbpaa-rîit
This Thai designer presented her collection at the Couture Fashion Week in Paris.
ความแตกต่างkwaam-dtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanระหว่างrá-wàangแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânคูตูร์kuu-dtuuกับgàpเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaสำเร็จรูปsǎm-rèt-rûupคือkʉʉความพิถีพิถันkwaam-pí-tǐi-pí-tǎnและlɛ́การตัดเย็บgaan-dtàt-yépเฉพาะบุคคลchà-pɔ́-bùk-kon
The key difference between couture and ready-to-wear is the meticulous attention to detail and personalized tailoring.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คูตูร์ said คู-ตู?
kuu-dtuu
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
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 | — | — |