คู้
kúuMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] bend; [to] curl up
to bend, curl up, or draw in (especially limbs like arms or legs)
Examples
อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherหนาวจัดnǎao-jàtหนาวจัดnǎao-jàtextremely cold; freezingทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downคู้kúuคู้kúu[to] bend; [to] curl upตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâai1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]ผ้าห่มpâa-hòmผ้าห่มpâa-hòmblanketทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire night
The freezing weather made him sleep curled up under the blanket all night.
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ลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákนอนnɔɔnคู้kúuตัวdtuuaอยู่yùuตรงdtrongมุมmumห้องhɔ̂ngเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหวาดกลัวwàat-gluuaเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔng
The puppy lay curled up in the corner of the room because it was terrified of the thunder.
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนnɔɔnคู้kúuเข่าkàoชิดchítหน้าอกnâa-òkเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtทำtamการเจาะgaan-jɔ̀น้ำnáamไขสันหลังkǎi-sǎn-lǎngได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
The patient had to lie with their knees drawn to their chest to make it easier for the doctor to perform a spinal tap.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขาkǎoปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔngอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngจากjàakโรคกระเพาะrôok-grà-pɔ́เขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛนอนnɔɔnคู้kúuตัวdtuuaอยู่yùuบนbonเตียงdtiiangด้วยdûuaiความทรมานkwaam-tɔɔ-rá-maan
When he experienced severe stomach pain from gastritis, he could only lie curled up on the bed in agony.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kúu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |