คู่ขนาน
kûu-kà-nǎanMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
parallel
being side by side and having the same distance continuously between them, like parallel lines or parallel worlds.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)นิยายní-yaaiนิยายní-yaai1novel; work of fiction2fiction; tale; storyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้ชีวิตคู่chái-chii-wít-kûuใช้ชีวิตคู่chái-chii-wít-kûu[to] live as a coupleขนานkà-nǎanขนานkà-nǎan1parallel2classifier for medicinal preparations3[to] run parallel; lie alongsideกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ต่างเมืองdtàang-mʉʉangต่างเมืองdtàang-mʉʉang1from another town or country; nonlocal2out of town; in/to another town or country
I like reading novels that tell the stories of two characters living parallel lives in different cities.
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หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpโลกlôokคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanที่tîiทุกtúkการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiจะjàสร้างsâangจักรวาลjàk-grà-waanใหม่màiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
This movie is about parallel worlds, where every decision creates a new universe.
ในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanดำเนินdam-nəənนโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoo-baai-sèet-tà-gìtภาคประชาสังคมpâak-bprà-chaa-sǎng-komก็gɔ̂เคลื่อนไหวklʉ̂ʉan-wǎiคู่kûuขนานกันไปkà-nǎan-gan-bpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan
While the government implements economic policies, civil society moves in parallel to monitor their work.
ทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiพหุpá-hùภพpópเสนอsà-nə̌əความเป็นไปได้kwaam-bpen-bpai-dâaiของkɔ̌ɔngจักรวาลjàk-grà-waanคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanจำนวนjam-nuuanนับไม่ถ้วนnáp-mâi-tûuanซึ่งsʉ̂ngแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láจักรวาลjàk-grà-waanอาจàatมีmiiกฎgòtทางtaangฟิสิกส์fí-sìkที่tîiแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-gan
The multiverse theory proposes the possibility of countless parallel universes, each of which may have different laws of physics.
2VerbB2
[to] run parallel (to [sth])
to be side by side with the same distance between, not meeting, as roads or lines.
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂n1[to] build; erect2[to] create; establish; set upคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎan1parallel2[to] run parallel (to [sth])ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ทางรถไฟtaang-rót-faiทางรถไฟtaang-rót-fairailway; railroad; railway track
This road was built parallel to the railway line.
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เราraoกำลังจะgam-lang-jàสร้างsâangรั้วrúuaอีกìikชั้นหนึ่งchán-nʉ̀ngให้hâiคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanไปbpaiกับgàpรั้วrúuaเดิมdəəmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
We are going to build another layer of fence parallel to the existing one to increase security.
คลองklɔɔngชลประทานchon-lá-bprà-taanสายหลักsǎai-làkทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaaoคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanไปbpaiกับgàpถนนหลวงtà-nǒn-lǔuangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งน้ำsòng-náamให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเกษตรกรรมgà-sèet-dtà-gam
The main irrigation canal runs parallel to the highway to supply water to agricultural areas.
สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpให้hâiอาคารaa-kaanสองsɔ̌ɔngหลังlǎngตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanกันganโดยdooiมีmiiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékคั่นkânอยู่yùuตรงกลางdtrong-glaang
The architect designed the two buildings to be parallel to each other, with a small public park separating them in the middle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คู่ขนาน said คู่-ขะ-หนาน?
kûu-kà-nǎan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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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ขนานkà-nǎanขนานkà-nǎan1parallel2classifier for medicinal preparations3[to] run parallel; lie alongsideparallelPart 2
คู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanparallelparallelWord