ฆ่าฟัน
kâa-fanMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] kill; slay
To kill people violently, especially with weapons in combat or other violent conflict.
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofฆ่าฟันkâa-fanฆ่าฟันkâa-fan[to] kill; slayกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สงครามsǒng-kraamสงครามsǒng-kraamwar
Soldiers on both sides killed each other in the war.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มglùmเริ่มrə̂əmใช้cháiมีดmîitฆ่าฟันkâa-fanกันganชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂รีบrîipหนีnǐiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
When the two groups began killing each other with knives, the villagers quickly fled the area.
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoฆ่าฟันkâa-fanกันganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแย่งyɛ̂ɛngดินแดนdin-dɛɛnจนjonมีmiiคนตายkon-dtaaiไปbpaiหลายlǎaiร้อยrɔ́ɔiคนkon
They fought and killed each other over territory, leaving hundreds dead.
แม้mɛ́ɛผู้นำpûu-namทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiจะjàประกาศbprà-gàatหยุดยิงyùt-yingแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛกองกำลังgɔɔng-gam-langในnaiบางbaangพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiยังคงyang-kongฆ่าฟันkâa-fanกันganอย่างyàangโหดเหี้ยมhòot-hîiam
Although the leaders of both sides had declared a ceasefire, armed forces in some areas continued brutally killing each other.
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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ฆ่าฟันkâa-fanฆ่าฟันkâa-fan[to] kill; slay[to] kill; slayWord