คู่กัด
kûu-gàtMeaning
1NounB1
bickering pair; rivals; frenemies
A pair of people who constantly argue or bicker with each other, often like rivals or frenemies.
Examples
ทอมtomทอมtom1Tom (name; transliteration)2tomboy; masculine-presenting womanกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceร์rรี่rêeรี่rêe[to] rush; charge atเป็นคู่bpen kôoเป็นคู่bpen kôo1[to] be in a pair; be paired2[to] be a couple (romantic)กัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
Tom and Jerry are always bickering with each other.
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ในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonนั้นnánเป็นคู่bpen-kûuกัดgàtที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเถียงกันtǐiang-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ทำงานร่วมกันtam-ngaan-rûuam-ganได้ดีdâai-dii
At work, those two are rivals who like to argue, but in the end, they collaborate well.
สองsɔ̌ɔngพี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔngคู่kûuนี้níiเป็นคู่bpen-kûuกัดgàtกันganมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkเจอกันjəə-ganทีไรtii-raiต้องdtɔ̂ngมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangให้hâiทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganทุกทีtúk-tii
This pair of siblings has been frenemies since they were kids. Whenever they meet, they always find something to fight about.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeภายนอกpaai nôkพวกเขาpûuak kăoจะjàดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanคู่กัดkôo gàtที่têeไม่เคยmâi koieยอมyomกันganแต่dtàeลึกๆléuk léukแล้วláeoต่างฝ่ายต่างdtàang fàai dtàangก็gâwเป็นห่วงbpen hùuangซึ่งกันและกันsûng gan láe gan
Although on the outside they seem like rivals who never give in to each other, deep down they both care about one another.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
คู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchpair; couplePart 1
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กัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)[to] bitePart 2
คู่กัดkûu-gàtคู่กัดkûu-gàtbickering pair; rivals; frenemiesbickering pair; rivals; frenemiesWord