ฆ่า
kâaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] kill
to cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ฆ่าkâaฆ่าkâa[to] killสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
He doesn't kill animals because he values every life.
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The villagers said that the hunters killed a deer yesterday.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatจับjàpผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiที่tîiถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaฆ่าkâaคนkonในnaiป่าbpàa
The police arrested a suspect accused of killing a person in the forest.
กฎหมายgòt-mǎaiลงโทษlong-tôotหนักnàkสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้ที่pûu-tîiจงใจjong-jaiฆ่าkâaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnไม่ว่าmâi-wâaด้วยเหตุผลใดdûuai-hèet-pǒn-dai
The law imposes severe penalties on those who intentionally kill others for any reason.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |