เกล้า

glâao

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] put up one's hair; arrange hair in a bun

to gather and arrange hair into a bun or topknot

Examples

She often ties her hair into a loose bun for work because it looks polite and isn't hot.
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2NounC1

head (humble/royal-register)

a deferential or formal term for one’s head, especially in royal-register compounds (e.g., ปกเกล้าปกกระหม่อมปกเกล้าปกกระหม่อมbpòk-glâao-bpòk-grà-mɔ̀m[to] reign over and protect (royal/very formal) ‘under your protection’).

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

glâao

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

เกgeeเกgeecrooked; askew; unrulycrooked; askew; unrulyPart 1
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เกล้าglâaoเกล้าglâao[to] put up one's hair; arrange hair in a bun[to] put up one's hair; arrange hair in a bunWord