ฟาดงู
fâat-nguuMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] strike a snake; club a snake
to hit or strike a snake, typically to kill it or drive it away
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementฟาดงูfâat-nguuฟาดงูfâat-nguu[to] strike a snake; club a snakeหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
Yesterday, my uncle struck a snake behind the house with a stick.
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พอpɔɔเห็นhěnงูnguuเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเข้าบ้านkâo-bâanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รีบrîipคว้าkwáaท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiไปbpaiฟาดงูfâat-nguuทันทีtan-tii
As soon as he saw a snake slithering into the house, he immediately grabbed a piece of wood to strike it.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganฟาดงูfâat-nguuตัวนั้นdtuua-nánเพราะprɔ́มันmanกำลังจะgam-lang-jàฉกchòkเด็กdèk
The villagers had to help strike that snake because it was about to bite a child.
ภาพpâapที่tîiชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánใช้cháiจอบjɔ̀ɔpฟาดงูเห่าfâat-nguu-hàoจนjonตายdtaaiติดตาdtìt-dtaaฉันchǎnมาmaaจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngทุกวันนี้túk-wan-níi
The image of that man striking a cobra to death with a hoe has stuck with me to this day.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fâat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
ฟาดfâatฟาดfâat1[to] strike; [to] lash; [to] whack2[to] rake in; pocket; grab (colloq.)3[to] polish off (food); [to] devour4[to] serve (a look/line); [to] slay (stylish impact); [to] deliver fiercely (slang)[to] strike; [to] lash; [to] whackPart 1
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ฟาดงูfâat-nguuฟาดงูfâat-nguu[to] strike a snake; club a snake[to] strike a snake; club a snakeWord