มกราคม
mók-gà-raa-komMeaning
1NounA1
January (1st month)
The first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar; January. Abbreviation: ม.ค.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtôn1[to] begin; start; commence2initial; at the start; introductory3beginning; start; outsetในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เดือนมกราคมdʉʉan-mók-gà-raa-komเดือนมกราคมdʉʉan-mók-gà-raa-komJanuary
This year starts in January.
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I was born in January.
The school will start a new term in January.
เราraoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnช่วงchûuangเดือนมกราคมdʉʉan-mók-gà-raa-kom
We plan to travel to Japan in January.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มกราคม said มก-กะ-รา-คม?
mók-gà-raa-kom
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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
mók
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คมkomคมkom1sharp (edge/point)2cutting edge3keen; sharp (sense/feature)4incisive; witty (remark/thought)sharp (edge/point)Part 2
มกราคมmók-gà-raa-komมกราคมmók-gà-raa-komJanuary (1st month)January (1st month)Word