คูหา
kuu-hǎaMeanings
1NounB1
booth; cubicle (voting/phone)
a small enclosed space for individual use, especially a voting booth or phone cubicle
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เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtâng1election2[to] elect; hold an electionผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)กาgaaกาgaa1kettle; pouring pot2[to] mark; cross; check (a box)3crow (bird)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คูหาkuu-hǎaคูหาkuu-hǎa1booth; cubicle (voting/phone)2classifier: booth/shop unit3shop unit; bay; stall4cave; cavern; chamber (literary)ส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuua1personal; private (pertaining to an individual)2personally; privately
During elections, I go mark my vote in a private booth.
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โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpสาธารณะsăa-taa-rá-náบางbaangแห่งhàengยังyangมีmeeคูหาkuu hăaเล็กlékๆ-ให้hâiคุยkuiได้dâiอย่างyàangเป็นส่วนตัวbpen sùuan dtuua
Some public telephones still have small cubicles for private conversations.
เขาkǎoขอkɔ̌ɔเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiปิดbpìtม่านmâanคูหาkuu-hǎaให้hâiสนิทsà-nìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuuaขณะkà-nàลงคะแนนlong-ká-nɛɛn
He asked the staff to fully close the booth curtain for privacy while voting.
คูหาkuu-hǎaเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângถูกtùukจัดวางjàt-waangเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoโดยdooiเว้นระยะwén-rá-yáเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้ใช้pûu-cháiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonมีmiiความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuuaและlɛ́ความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The voting booths were arranged in a row with spacing to ensure each user's privacy and security.
2ClassifierB1
classifier: booth/shop unit
classifier for booths, shop units, or bays (e.g., หนึ่งคูหา, สองคูหา)
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeเช่าchâoเช่าchâo1[to] rent; lease2[to] let out; rent outพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔng1second (ordinal number)2second place; runner-upคูหาkuu-hǎaคูหาkuu-hǎa1booth; cubicle (voting/phone)2classifier: booth/shop unit3shop unit; bay; stall4cave; cavern; chamber (literary)ติดกันdtìt-ganติดกันdtìt-gan1adjacent; side-by-side2consecutively; in a row3side-by-side; next to each other4[to] be attached/contiguousหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làatหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làat1in front of the market; market frontage2located in front of the market
This shop rents two adjoining booths in front of the market.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛเปิดbpə̀ətร้านráanขายkǎaiข้าวแกงkâao-gɛɛngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngคูหาkuu-hǎaเล็กlékแต่dtɛ̀ɛลูกค้าเยอะlûuk-káa-yə́
Mom opened a one-booth curry shop; it's small but has many customers.
โครงการkroong-gaanใหม่màiขายkǎaiเป็นbpenคูหาkuu-hǎaเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเลือกซื้อlʉ̂ʉak-sʉ́ʉสามsǎamคูหาkuu-hǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamโชว์รูมchoo-ruumใหญ่yài
The new project sells by the booth unit; the owner bought three booths to make a large showroom.
ผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanต่อเติมdtɔ̀ɔ-dtəəmคูหาkuu-hǎaสองsɔ̌ɔngคูหาkuu-hǎaให้hâiทะลุtá-lúกันganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiจัดแสดงสินค้าjàt-sà-dɛɛng-sǐn-káa
The entrepreneur merged two booth units to create a connected space, increasing the display area.
3NounB2
shop unit; bay; stall
a single unit, bay, or compartment in a row of shophouses, markets, or buildings
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ตึกแถวdtʉ̀k-tɛ̌ɛoตึกแถวdtʉ̀k-tɛ̌ɛoshophouse; row houseริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnริมถนนrim-tà-nǒn1by the roadside; roadside2roadsideนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แบ่งเป็นbɛ̀ng-bpenแบ่งเป็นbɛ̀ng-bpen[to] divide [sth] intoคูหาkuu-hǎaคูหาkuu-hǎa1booth; cubicle (voting/phone)2classifier: booth/shop unit3shop unit; bay; stall4cave; cavern; chamber (literary)แต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láeach (item considered separately)คูหาkuu-hǎaคูหาkuu-hǎa1booth; cubicle (voting/phone)2classifier: booth/shop unit3shop unit; bay; stall4cave; cavern; chamber (literary)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)6classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesของตกแต่งkɔ̌ɔng-dtòk-dtɛ̀ngของตกแต่งkɔ̌ɔng-dtòk-dtɛ̀ngdecorations; decor; decorative items; ornamentsไม่เหมือนกันmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-ganไม่เหมือนกันmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-gandifferent; not the same
This row of shophouses is divided into units, each unit being a shop decorated differently by its owner.
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ตลาดเก่าdtà-làat-gàoแบ่งเป็นbɛ̀ng-bpenหลายlǎaiคูหาkuu-hǎaแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคูหาkuu-hǎaขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngคนละkon-láแบบbɛ̀ɛpเช่นchênของแห้งkɔ̌ɔng-hɛ̂ɛngของสดkɔ̌ɔng-sòtและlɛ́ของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎan
The old market is divided into many bays, each bay selling different kinds of goods, like dried goods, fresh produce, and desserts.
เขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉคูหาkuu-hǎaหนึ่งในnʉ̀ng-naiโครงkroongการพาณิชย์gaan-paa-nítใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดbpə̀ətคาเฟ่kaa-fêeหน้าnâaคอนโดkɔɔn-doo
He bought a unit in the new commercial project to open a café in front of the condo.
คูหาkuu-hǎaที่tîiติดdtìtหัวมุมhǔua-mumมักmákมีราคาสูงmii-raa-kaa-sǔungกว่าgwàaเพราะprɔ́มองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnเด่นdènและlɛ́จัดวางjàt-waangป้ายbpâaiได้dâaiสองsɔ̌ɔngด้านdâan
Corner units usually cost more because they are more visible and can place signs on two sides.
4NounC1
cave; cavern; chamber (literary)
A cave or cavern; also an enclosed chamber or cavity, especially in literary usage.
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พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ภาวนาpaa-wá-naaภาวนาpaa-wá-naa1[to] pray; [to] recite a prayer2[to] earnestly wish for3[to] meditate; [to] chant (Buddhist practice)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คูหาkuu-hǎaคูหาkuu-hǎa1booth; cubicle (voting/phone)2classifier: booth/shop unit3shop unit; bay; stall4cave; cavern; chamber (literary)ภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); byถ้ำtâmถ้ำtâmcave; cavernที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtsilent; completely quiet
The monk went to meditate in the inner chamber of the silent cave.
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แสงเทียนsɛ̌ɛng-tiianส่องsɔ̀ɔngให้เห็นhâi-hěnรูปเคารพrûup-kao-rópซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuในnaiคูหาkuu-hǎaลึกlʉ́kหลังlǎngพระแท่นprá-tɛ̂n
Candlelight revealed a revered image hidden in a deep niche behind the altar.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeพบpópคูหาkuu hăaข้างkâangพระเจดีย์prá jay-deeซึ่งsêungคงkongใช้cháiเก็บgèpพระธาตุprá tâatและláeคัมภีร์kam-peeโบราณboh-raan
Archaeologists found a chamber beside the stupa, likely used to store relics and ancient manuscripts.
บทbòtกวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaว่าwâaวิญญาณwin-yaanท่องtɔ̂ɔngไปสู่bpai-sùuคูหาkuu-hǎaมืดทึบmʉ̂ʉt-tʉ́pในnaiจิตใจjìt-jaiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàได้dâaiพบpópแสงสว่างsɛ̌ɛng-sà-wàangแห่งhɛ̀ngปัญญาbpan-yaa
The poem describes the soul wandering into a dim inner cavity of the mind before finding the light of wisdom.
Tones
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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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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
คูหาkuu-hǎaคูหาkuu-hǎabooth; cubicle (voting/phone)booth; cubicle (voting/phone)Word