บาสเกต
bàat-gèetMeaning
1NounA2
basketball (colloq.)
The sport of basketball; a shortened form of บาสเกตบอลบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bɔɔn1basketball (sport)2basketball (ball).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)บาสเกตbàat-gèetบาสเกตbàat-gèetbasketball (colloq.)
I like playing basketball.
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Yesterday we played basketball at school.
Would you like to play basketball together this evening?
น้องnɔ́ɔngอยากyàakเข้าkâoทีมtiimบาสเกตbàat-gèetของkɔ̌ɔngโรงเรียนroong-riianจึงjʉngฝึกยิงfʉ̀k-yingลูกlûukทุกtúkเย็นyen
My younger sibling wants to join the school basketball team, so they practice shooting every evening.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บาสเกต said บาด-เกต?
bàat-gèet
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bàat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |