เกี่ยว
gìiaoMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] harvest (rice); reap
to cut and gather ripe rice from the field; to reap
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâaoเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâao[to] harvest riceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice field
The farmers are reaping rice in the field.
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Tomorrow my dad will help my uncle reap rice at the countryside field.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaข้าวสุกkâao-sùkแล้วlɛ́ɛoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâaoและlɛ́มัดmátฟ่อนfɔ̂ɔn
When the rice is ripe, they begin to reap and tie the sheaves.
ทุกปีtúk bpeeชาวบ้านchaao bâanจะjàนัดnátกันไปgan bpaiเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao kâaoตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเช้ามืดcháo mêutเพื่อpêuuaหลบlòpแดดdàetช่วงบ่ายchûuang bàai
Every year the villagers arrange to reap rice at dawn to avoid the afternoon sun.
2VerbB1
[to] hook; snag; catch on
to catch, hold, or pull something using a hook or a curved part; to snag or get caught on
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเกี่ยวตะปูgìiao-dtà-bpuuเกี่ยวตะปูgìiao-dtà-bpuu[to] catch on a nail; hook onto a nailแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severedนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
My shirt got snagged on a nail and tore a little.
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เธอtəəใช้cháiไม้máaiเกี่ยวgìiaoดึงdʉngถังtǎngที่tîiตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiในnaiคูน้ำkuu-náamขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
She used a hook to pull up the bucket that fell into the ditch.
กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoสะพายsà-paaiไปbpaiเกี่ยวgìiaoพนักเก้าอี้pá-nák-gâo-îiพอpɔɔฉันchǎnลุกlúkก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukดึงdʉngรั้งrángไว้wái
My shoulder bag got caught on the chair back, and when I stood up it was pulled back.
ช่างchângปีนเสาbpiin-sǎoไฟfaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoใช้cháiขอเกี่ยวkɔ̌ɔ-gìiaoเกี่ยวgìiaoสายเคเบิลsǎai-kee-bəənให้hâiเข้าที่kâo-tîiอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
The technician climbed the utility pole and carefully used a hook to secure the cable into place.
3VerbB1
[to] be related to; concern; involve
to be connected with, have to do with, or affect something; to concern or involve
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
This matter doesn’t concern me at all; you decided on your own.
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นโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao-kɔ̂ɔngโดยตรงdooi-dtrongกับgàpสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-kon
The new policy directly concerns the welfare of all employees.
ปัญหารถติดbpan-hǎa-rót-dtìtเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpการก่อสร้างgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangถนนtà-nǒnที่tîiล่าช้าlâa-cháaและlɛ́การจัดการgaan-jàt-gaanจราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnที่tîiไม่ดีmâi-dii
The traffic jam problem is connected with delayed road construction and poor traffic management.
คดีká-diiนี้níiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao-kɔ̂ɔngผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpอย่างyàangรอบด้านrɔ̂ɔp-dâan
This case involves several powerful parties, so it needs thorough investigation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gìiao
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |