สามขด
sǎam-kòtMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
three coils; three coiled lengths
Three coils or three lengths of something coiled, such as wire or rope; ขดขดkòt1coil; loop (of something long/flexible; classifier)2[to] coil; curl (up); wind3curled; coiled serves as a classifier. ลวดสามขด means three coils of wire.
Examples
คนขายkon-kǎaiคนขายkon-kǎaiseller; vendor; salespersonมัดmátมัดmát1[to] tie; bind; bundle2bundle; bunch3classifier: bundles/bunches4classifier: muscles; muscle bundlesเชือกฟางchʉ̂ʉak-faangเชือกฟางchʉ̂ʉak-faangplastic string; raffiaเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สามขดsǎam-kòtสามขดsǎam-kòtthree coils; three coiled lengthsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยื่นให้yʉ̂ʉn-hâiยื่นให้yʉ̂ʉn-hâi[to] hand over; [to] pass [sth] to [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
The seller tied the straw rope into three coils and handed it to me.
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งูเหลือมnguu-lʉ̌ʉamนอนnɔɔnนิ่งnîngอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiลักษณะlák-sà-nàขดตัวkòt-dtuuaเป็นbpenสามขดsǎam-kòt
The python was lying still under the tree, its body in three coils.
ในnaiวงจรไฟฟ้าwong-jɔɔn-fai-fáaเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiลวดทองแดงlûuat-tɔɔng-dɛɛngที่tîiพันpanเป็นbpenสามขดsǎam-kòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangสนามแม่เหล็กsà-nǎam-mɛ̂ɛ-lèkตามที่dtaam-tîiกำหนดgam-nòt
In the electric circuit, we must use a copper wire wound into three coils to create the specified magnetic field.
เขาkǎoทิ้งtíngสายยางsǎai-yaangที่tîiพันกันpan-ganเป็นbpenสามขดsǎam-kòtไว้wáiอย่างyàangไม่เป็นระเบียบmâi-bpen-rá-bìiapหลังlǎngสวนsǔuan
He left the garden hose, which was tangled in three coils, untidily behind the garden.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎam
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ขดkòtขดkòt1coil; loop (of something long/flexible; classifier)2[to] coil; curl (up); wind3curled; coiledcoil; loop (of something long/flexible; classifier)Part 2
สามขดsǎam-kòtสามขดsǎam-kòtthree coils; three coiled lengthsthree coils; three coiled lengthsWord