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kôo hŏo

Meanings

1NounA2

partner; buddy

A close partner or companion who regularly works or does things with another person.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectคู่หูkôo hŏoคู่หูkôo hŏo1partner; buddy2duo; pairของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)
He is my buddy.
2NounB1

duo; pair

A pair of people who work or act together as a team.

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เป็นคู่bpen kôoเป็นคู่bpen kôo1[to] be in a pair; be paired2[to] be a couple (romantic)หูhŏoหูhŏo1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)
Those two policemen are partners.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; couplePart 1
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หูhŏoหูhŏo1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)Part 2
คู่หูkôo hŏoคู่หูkôo hŏopartner; buddy