คู่อริ
kûu-à-rìMeaning
1NounB2
adversary; rival; archenemy (person or group)
an enemy, rival, or opposing party with whom one has an ongoing or long‑standing conflict
Examples
สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondทีมฟุตบอลtiim-fút-bɔɔnทีมฟุตบอลtiim-fút-bɔɔn1football/soccer team (side/squad)2football club/organization (everyday use)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นคู่bpen-kûuเป็นคู่bpen-kûu1[to] be in a pair; be paired2[to] be a couple (romantic)อริà-rìอริà-rì1enemy; foe; adversary2‘Ari’ (6th house) in Thai astrologyกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoa long time ago; for a long time nowเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแข่งกันkɛ̀ng-ganแข่งกันkɛ̀ng-gan[to] compete with each otherดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉatดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉat1fierce; heated2intense; hard-fought3violent; brutalทุกทีtúk-tiiทุกทีtúk-tii1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and more
These two football teams have been rivals for a long time. Whenever they meet, the competition is always fierce.
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สองsɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนั้นnánเป็นคู่bpen-kûuอริà-rìทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìtกันganมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtแย่งyɛ̂ɛngลูกค้าlûuk-káaกันganเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Those two companies have always been business rivals, constantly competing for customers.
ความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengระหว่างrá-wàangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคู่อริkûu à-rìคู่kôoนี้néeส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng pŏn grà-tóp dtòrเสถียรภาพsà-tĭian-pâapของkŏngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan
The conflict between this pair of political rivals affects the stability of the government.
ตระกูลdtrà-guunของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกับgàpตระกูลdtrà-guunของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเป็นคู่bpen-kûuอริà-rìกันganมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛรุ่นrûnปู่ย่าตายายbpùu-yâa-dtaa-yaaiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีใครmii-kraiจำได้jam-dâaiว่าwâaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônจากjàakอะไรà-rai
His family and my family have been rivals since our grandparents' generation; no one can even remember what started it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คู่อริ said คู่-อะ-หริ?
kûu-à-rì
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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คู่อริkûu-à-rìคู่อริkûu-à-rìadversary; rival; archenemy (person or group)adversary; rival; archenemy (person or group)Word