น้ำก๊อก
náam-gɔ́kMeaning
1NounA2
tap water
Water that comes from a faucet or tap in a building.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำก๊อกnáam-gɔ́kน้ำก๊อกnáam-gɔ́ktap waterล้างมือláang-mʉʉล้างมือláang-mʉʉ1[to] wash hands2[to] quit; [to] withdraw from [sth]
He uses tap water to wash his hands.
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Can I drink the tap water here?
This morning, the tap water wasn't running for almost an hour.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeน้ำก๊อกnáam gókในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpจะjàสะอาดsà-àatแล้วláeoแต่dtàeคนส่วนใหญ่kon sùuan yàiยังyangนิยมní-yomต้มdtômก่อนgònดื่มdèum
Even though tap water in Bangkok is already clean, most people still prefer to boil it before drinking.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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น้ำก๊อกnáam-gɔ́kน้ำก๊อกnáam-gɔ́ktap watertap waterWord