คู่เสียง(kôo sĭiang)
Meanings
1NounC1
minimal pair (linguistics)
Two words in one language that differ by only one sound and have different meanings; used to show a sound contrast.
Examples
ครูสอนkruu sŏnครูสอนkruu sŏn[to] teach (used after subject ‘teacher’)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiยกตัวอย่างyók dtuua yàangยกตัวอย่างyók dtuua yàang[to] give an example; illustrate; citeคู่เสียงkôo sĭiangคู่เสียงkôo sĭiang1minimal pair (linguistics)2pair of contrasting phonemesเสือsĕuuaเสือsĕuua1tiger2formidable person (figurative)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สื่อsèuuสื่อsèuu1media; the media; mass media2medium; means; channel of communication3medium (spiritual/occult)4[to] convey; communicateเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asความแตกต่างkwaam dtàek dtàangความแตกต่างkwaam dtàek dtàangdifference; distinction; dissimilarity; contrastของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúkวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúk1tone mark (Thai script)2diacritic (for tone)
The Thai teacher gave the minimal pair "sěua" (tiger) and "sèu" (media) as an example to show the difference in tones.
2NounC1
pair of contrasting phonemes
Two speech sounds in a language that contrast and can change meaning when swapped (e.g., /p/ vs /b/).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic tonePกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)pʰเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคู่เสียงkôo sĭiangคู่เสียงkôo sĭiang1minimal pair (linguistics)2pair of contrasting phonemesที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanที่สำคัญtêe săm-kan1important; key; crucial2importantly; crucially; more importantly3the important thing/pointเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchange3[to] change; transfer (clothes/transport/etc.)ความหมายkwaam măaiความหมายkwaam măai1meaning; sense; definition2significance; implicationของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)ปาbpaaปาbpaa1[to] throw; fling; hurl2to discard carelesslyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result in
In Thai, the sounds /p/ and /pʰ/ are an important contrasting pair because they can change the meaning of words, for example, "paa" vs. "phaa".
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คู่เสียงkôo sĭiangคู่เสียงkôo sĭiangminimal pair (linguistics)