คู่หน้า
kûu-nâaMeaning
1NounA2
front pair; pair at the front
A pair located at the front of something, commonly used for items that come in twos such as the two front wheels, front seats, or front speakers.
Examples
ล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)คู่หน้าkûu-nâaคู่หน้าkûu-nâafront pair; pair at the frontของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsรถยนต์rót-yonรถยนต์rót-yon1car; automobile2motor vehicle (general)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this point
The front pair of wheels of the car are here.
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Is the front pair of seats available?
The front pair of speakers sounds very good.
ปกติแล้วbpòk-gà-dtì-lɛ́ɛoเบรกbrèekของkɔ̌ɔngล้อlɔ́ɔคู่หน้าkûu-nâaจะjàสึกsʉ̀kเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaคู่kûuหลังlǎng
Normally, the brakes on the front pair of wheels wear out faster than the back pair.
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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คู่หน้าkûu-nâaคู่หน้าkûu-nâafront pair; pair at the frontfront pair; pair at the frontWord