เกิบ
gə̀əpMeaning
1NounB1
shoe; sandal
shoe, sandal, or footwear (primarily used in Northern and Northeastern Thai dialects but widely understood)
Examples
ถอดtɔ̀ɔtถอดtɔ̀ɔt1[to] take off; remove (worn/attached items)2[to] disassemble; take apart3[to] extract; pull out4[to] translate; render; transliterate5[to] decode; decipherเกิบgə̀əpเกิบgə̀əpshoe; sandalไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ข้างในkâang-naiข้างในkâang-nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior4Inner Court; female royal household (historical)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Take your shoes off at the front of the house before coming inside.
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I completely forgot where I took off my shoes.
หมาmǎaของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanชอบchɔ̂ɔpคาบkâapเกิบgə̀əpของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnไปbpaiกัดgàtเล่นlênอยู่yùuเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉaiเลยləəi
The neighbor's dog keeps taking my shoes to chew on.
เกิบgə̀əpคู่kûuนี้níiฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉมาจากmaa-jàakตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátในnaiราคาraa-kaaแค่kɛ̂ɛห้าสิบhâa-sìpบาทbàatใส่sàiสบายมากsà-baai-mâak
I bought this pair of sandals from the flea market for only fifty baht; they are very comfortable to wear.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gə̀əp
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 | — | — |