คู่คดี
kûu-ká-diiMeaning
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litigant; party to a legal case (formal)
A person or organization on one side of a legal case, such as a plaintiff or defendant. The word can also refer to both opposing sides together.
Examples
คู่คดีkûu-ká-diiคู่คดีkûu-ká-diilitigant; party to a legal case (formal)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganตกลงกันdtòk-long-gan[to] agree with each otherไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Both parties to the case have arrived at court, but they still cannot reach an agreement.
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The lawyer requested a postponement because the opposing party was ill.
ก่อนgònเริ่มrêrmการพิจารณาgaan pí-jaa-rá-naaศาลsăanเปิดโอกาสให้bpèrt oh-gàat hâiคู่คดีkôo ká-deeทั้งtángสองsŏngฝ่ายfàaiเจรจาjay-rá-jaaเพื่อpêuuaหาhăaข้อยุติkô yútร่วมกันrûuam gan
Before the hearing began, the court gave both parties an opportunity to negotiate a mutually acceptable resolution.
แม้mɛ́ɛคู่คดีkûu-ká-diiอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiจะjàเสนอsà-nə̌əเงินชดเชยngən-chót-chəəiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนยันyʉʉn-yanที่จะtîi-jàดำเนินคดีdam-nəən-ká-diiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Although the opposing party offered compensation, the company insisted on continuing the legal proceedings.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คู่คดี said คู่-คะ-ดี?
kûu-ká-dii
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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คู่คดีkûu-ká-diiคู่คดีkûu-ká-diilitigant; party to a legal case (formal)litigant; party to a legal case (formal)Word