คูน้ำ
kuu-náamMeaning
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ditch; water channel; moat
a ditch or shallow channel, usually with water, dug for drainage or irrigation; also a moat around a town or building.
Examples
ข้างบ้านkâang bâanข้างบ้านkâang bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคูน้ำkoo náamคูน้ำkoo náamditch; water channel; moatเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
There is a small ditch next to my house.
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เมืองเก่าmʉʉang-gàoเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiมีmiiคูน้ำkuu-náamล้อมรอบlɔ́ɔm-rɔ̂ɔpเป็นbpenสี่เหลี่ยมจัตุรัสsìi-lìiam-jàt-dtù-rát
The old city of Chiang Mai has a moat surrounding it in a square shape.
Farmers dig irrigation ditches to channel water into their fields.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanกำลังgam-langดำเนินการdam-nəən-gaanลอกlɔ̂ɔkคูน้ำkuu-náamทั่วtûuaเมืองmʉʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมรับมือdtriiam-ráp-mʉʉน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
The municipality is currently dredging ditches throughout the city to prepare for flooding in the rainy season.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คูน้ำkuu-náamคูน้ำkuu-náamditch; water channel; moatditch; water channel; moatWord