คู่ครอง(kôo krong)

Meanings

1NounB1

spouse; life partner

A person's partner in marriage or a long-term committed relationship; a husband or wife.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossคู่ครองkôo krongคู่ครองkôo krong1mate (animal)2spouse; life partnerของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
He met his life partner at university.
2NounB2

mate (animal)

An animal’s breeding partner.

Examples

นกเพนกวินnók pen-gwinนกเพนกวินnók pen-gwinpenguin; flightless seabirdจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จับคู่กับjàp kôo gàpจับคู่กับjàp kôo gàp[to] pair with [sb/sth]คู่ครองkôo krongคู่ครองkôo krong1mate (animal)2spouse; life partnerเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)เดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-doo pă-sŏm panฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-doo pă-sŏm panbreeding/mating season
Penguins will pair with only one mate throughout the breeding season.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; couplePart 1
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ครองkrongครองkrong1[to] possess; hold; keep2[to] rule; reign; govern3[to] wear (robe); be robed in (esp. monk’s robe)4[to] be married to (formal/literary)5[to] maintain; keep up (a status/standard)Part 2
คู่ครองkôo krongคู่ครองkôo krongspouse; life partner