ค่าข้าว
kâa-kâaoMeaning
1NounA2
food expense; meal allowance
the cost of food or a meal; money provided or spent specifically for food
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ค่าข้าวkâa-kâaoค่าข้าวkâa-kâaofood expense; meal allowanceฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Mom gives me food money every day.
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วันนี้wan-níiฉันchǎnลืมlʉʉmเอาaoกระเป๋าตังค์grà-bpǎo-dtangมาmaaเธอtəəออกɔ̀ɔkค่าข้าวkâa-kâaoให้hâiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
I forgot my wallet today, can you cover my food cost first?
He works a part-time job after school to earn food money.
สวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiดีมากdii-mâakมีmiiทั้งtángค่าเดินทางkâa-dəən-taangและlɛ́ค่าข้าวkâa-kâaoให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉan
The benefits at this company are great; they provide both a travel allowance and a food allowance to employees every month.
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
kâa
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
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ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyrice (cooked)Part 2
ค่าข้าวkâa-kâaoค่าข้าวkâa-kâaofood expense; meal allowancefood expense; meal allowanceWord