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kûu-krɔɔngMeanings
1NounB1
spouse; life partner
A person's partner in marriage or a long-term committed relationship; a husband or wife.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔng1spouse; life partner2mate (animal)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
He met his life partner at university.
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การเลือกคู่ครองgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-kûu-krɔɔngเป็นbpenเรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanมากmâakเพราะprɔ́เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítกับgàpเขาkǎoไปbpaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Choosing a life partner is very important because we have to spend our whole life with them.
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเป็นbpenคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngที่ดีtîi-diiต่อกันมาdtɔ̀ɔ-gan-maaตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt30ปีbpii
My parents have been good partners to each other for 30 years.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpบางคนbaang-konการมีgaan-miiคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngที่tîiเข้าใจkâo-jaiและlɛ́สนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnซึ่งกันและกันsʉ̂ng-gan-lɛ́-ganคือkʉʉความสุขkwaam-sùkที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wít
For some people, having a partner who understands and supports them is the true happiness of life.
2NounB2
mate (animal)
An animal’s breeding partner.
Examples
นกเพนกวินnók-peen-gwinนกเพนกวินnók-peen-gwinpenguin; flightless seabirdจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)จับคู่กับjàp-kûu-gàpจับคู่กับjàp-kûu-gàp[to] pair with [sb/sth]คู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔng1spouse; life partner2mate (animal)เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4equal to; as much as (literary)5enough; sufficient (literary/formal)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)ฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panbreeding/mating season
Penguins will pair with only one mate throughout the breeding season.
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สวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาhǎaคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngให้hâiแพนด้าpɛɛn-dâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขยายพันธุ์kà-yǎai-pan
The zoo is trying to find a breeding partner for the panda to encourage reproduction.
ในnaiสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaเราraoได้เห็นdâai-hěnพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamการเกี้ยวพาราสีgaan-gîiao-paa-raa-sǐiของkɔ̌ɔngนกnókตัวผู้dtuua-pûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiจากjàakคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔng
In the wildlife documentary, we saw the courtship behavior of the male bird to attract a mate's attention.
การสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngอาจàatส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngต่อdtɔ̀ɔพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์sàtบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítที่จับtîi-jàpคู่kûuตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wít
The loss of a breeding partner can severely affect the behavior of some species that mate for life.
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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ครองkrɔɔngครองkrɔɔng1[to] possess; hold; keep2[to] rule; reign; govern3[to] hold; occupy (a position or rank)4[to] wear (robe); be robed in (esp. monk’s robe)5[to] be married to (formal/literary)[to] possess; hold; keepPart 2
คู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngspouse; life partnerspouse; life partnerWord