เกะกะ
gè-gàMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
obstructive; in the way; cluttered
being in the way or causing obstruction; scattered or placed so as to hinder movement or use
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)เกะกะgè-gàเกะกะgè-gà1obstructive; in the way; cluttered2[to] get in the way; clutter upหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuin front of the door
Shoes are cluttered in front of the door.
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Don’t leave your bag in the walkway; it gets in other people’s way.
Toys are piled in the middle of the room, making it hard to walk.
ช่วยchûuaiย้ายyáaiโต๊ะdtóตัวdtuuaนี้níiหน่อยnɔ̀iมันmanวางwaangเกะกะgè-gàทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiเข็นkěnรถเข็นrót-kěnไม่mâiสะดวกsà-dùuak
Please move this table; it's obstructing the exit and making it hard to push a cart through.
2VerbB1
[to] get in the way; clutter up
to obstruct or hinder by being in the way; to make a place cluttered or hard to use
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)กล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersพวกนี้pûuak-níiพวกนี้pûuak-níi1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)เกะกะgè-gàเกะกะgè-gà1obstructive; in the way; cluttered2[to] get in the way; clutter upทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)
Please move these boxes; they’re cluttering the walkway.
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โต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanฉันchǎnวางwaangเอกสารซ้อนèek-gà-sǎan-sɔ́ɔnกันganจนjonเกะกะgè-gàทำให้tam-hâiหาhǎaของkɔ̌ɔngไม่เจอmâi-jəə
My desk is cluttered with stacked documents, making it hard to find things.
Don’t park the bicycle in front of the door; it gets in the way of people going in and out.
เขาkǎoจัดเก็บjàt-gèpสายไฟsǎai-faiและlɛ́อุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiเพราะprɔ́วางwaangระเกะระกะrá-gè-rá-gàแล้วlɛ́ɛoเกะกะgè-gàพื้นpʉ́ʉnที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanมากmâak
He organized the cables and equipment because leaving them scattered made the workspace very cluttered.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gè
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |