นกคุ่ม
nók-kûmMeaning
1NounC1
buttonquail; bustard quail
A small, ground-dwelling bird resembling a quail, specifically known as a buttonquail or bustard quail
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)พาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchนกคุ่มnók kûmนกคุ่มnók kûmbuttonquail; bustard quailที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseซ่อนตัวsôn dtuuaซ่อนตัวsôn dtuua1[to] hide (oneself); go into hiding2[to] lie low; keep a low profileอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]พงหญ้าpong yâaพงหญ้าpong yâaclump/thicket of grassหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
When I was a kid, my dad used to take me to see buttonquails running and hiding in the grass behind our house.
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นกคุ่มnók-kûmเป็นbpenนกnókขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékที่tîiมักจะmák-jàหากินhǎa-ginเมล็ดพืชmá-lét-pʉ̂ʉtตามdtaamพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinและlɛ́บินbinได้dâaiไม่ไกลmâi-glaiนักnák
The buttonquail is a small bird that usually forages for seeds on the ground and cannot fly very far.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมีmiiการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngนกคุ่มnók-kûmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châatในnaiป่าbpàa
In some Thai literary works, the buttonquail is mentioned to depict the richness of nature in the forest.
พฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamการทำgaan-tamรังrangของkɔ̌ɔngนกคุ่มnók-kûmนั้นnánน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiมากmâakเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakพวกมันpûuak-manจะjàใช้cháiวัสดุwát-sà-dùตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatอำพรางam-praangรังrangจากjàakสัตว์นักล่าsàt-nák-lâaได้dâaiอย่างyàangแนบเนียนnɛ̂ɛp-niian
The nesting behavior of the buttonquail is fascinating, as they use natural materials to seamlessly camouflage their nests from predators.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |