เกียร์
giiaMeaning
1NounA2
gear; gear setting
A toothed mechanism in vehicles or machines that transmits power and changes speed/torque; also a specific setting or stage of that mechanism (e.g., first gear, reverse).
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เกียร์giiaเกียร์giiagear; gear settingธรรมดาtam-má-daaธรรมดาtam-má-daa1ordinary; normal; usual2plain; simple; unremarkable3ordinarily; normally; typicallyต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเหยียบyìiapเหยียบyìiap1[to] step on; tread on2[to] press (a pedal) with the foot3[to] crush/flatten underfoot4[to] reach (a speed of)คลัตช์klátคลัตช์klát1clutch pedal2clutch (mechanism in vehicles/machines)3clutch bag (evening bag)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeเกียร์giiaเกียร์giiagear; gear setting
This car has a manual transmission; you must press the clutch before changing gears.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaขึ้นkʉ̂nสะพานsà-paanช่างchângแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenเกียร์giiaต่ำdtàmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรถrótมีmiiกำลังgam-lang
When going up the bridge, the mechanic advised shifting to a low gear to give the car power.
เขาkǎoเผลอplə̌əเข้าkâoเกียร์giiaถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngรถrótเลยləəiไหลlǎiไปbpaiด้านหลังdâan-lǎngทันทีtan-tii
He accidentally put it in reverse gear, so the car rolled backward immediately.
จักรยานเสือภูเขาjàk-grà-yaan-sʉ̌ʉa-puu-kǎoมีmiiหลายlǎaiเกียร์giiaทำให้tam-hâiปรับbpràpแรงrɛɛngและlɛ́ความเร็วkwaam-reoได้dâaiตามdtaamสภาพsà-pâapทางtaang
A mountain bike has many gears, allowing adjustment of torque and speed according to terrain.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เกียร์ said เกีย?
giia
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid 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
giia
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |