เกลอ
gləəMeaning
1NounB1
close friend; buddy
A very close friend; a buddy or comrade.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เกลอgləəเกลอgləəclose friend; buddyของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
He is my buddy.
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เราraoเป็นbpenเกลอgləəกันganมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkมีอะไรmii-à-raiก็gɔ̂คุยกันkui-ganได้dâaiทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
We've been buddies since we were kids; we can talk about anything.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiฉันchǎnลำบากlam-bàakก็gɔ̂มีmiiพวกpûuakเกลอgləəนี่แหละnîi-lɛ̀ที่tîiคอยkɔɔiช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa
When I was in trouble, it was my buddies who were there to help.
เขาkǎoถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเพื่อนทหารpʉ̂ʉan-tá-hǎanคือkʉʉเกลอgləəร่วมrûuamตายdtaaiที่tîiสนิทsà-nìtกันganยิ่งกว่าyîng-gwàaญาติyâatบางคนbaang-konเสียอีกsǐia-ìik
He considers his fellow soldiers to be comrades-in-arms who are even closer than some of his relatives.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gləə
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |