เขาขม
kǎo-kǒmMeaning
1NounC2
bitter horn (literal)
Literally, a horn that is bitter; used in some dialectal or figurative contexts.
Examples
การตามหาgaan-dtaam-hǎaการตามหาgaan-dtaam-hǎathe search (for [sb]/[sth])ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)เสียsǐiaเสียsǐia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisivenessยิ่งกว่าyîng-gwàaยิ่งกว่าyîng-gwàaeven more; more thanการตามหาgaan-dtaam-hǎaการตามหาgaan-dtaam-hǎathe search (for [sb]/[sth])เขาขมkǎo-kǒmเขาขมkǎo-kǒmbitter horn (literal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k1deep forest; remote jungle2deep forest; remote forest interiorเสียอีกsǐia-ìikเสียอีกsǐia-ìik1even; all the more2on the contrary; unexpectedly
Searching for the truth in this matter is even more difficult than searching for a 'bitter horn' in a deep forest.
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ในnaiนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiเขาขมkǎo-kǒmเป็นbpenยาวิเศษyaa-wí-sèetที่tîiหายากhǎa-yâakยิ่งyîngแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้pûuที่กินtîi-ginเข้าไปkâo-bpaiจะjàลืมเลือนlʉʉm-lʉʉanความสุขkwaam-sùkทั้งหมดtáng-mòtไปbpai
Folktales say that the 'bitter horn' herb is a rare magical medicine, but whoever consumes it will forget all happiness.
เขาkǎoเปรียบเปรยว่าbprìiap-bprəəi-wâaการได้gaan-dâaiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngนี้níiมาmaaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanได้dâaiเขาขมkǎo-kǒmมาmaaไว้wáiในnaiครอบครองkrɔ̂ɔp-krɔɔngคือkʉʉมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatแต่dtɛ̀ɛไร้ซึ่งrái-sʉ̂ngความสุขใจkwaam-sùk-jai
He figuratively compared getting this position to possessing a 'bitter horn'; having power but lacking any happiness.
เกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótที่tîiได้มาdâi-maaด้วยdûuaiการทรยศหักหลังgaan-tɔɔ-rá-yót-hàk-lǎngก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiต่างdtàangอะไรà-raiกับgàpเขาขมkǎo-kǒmแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàดูduuสูงค่าsǔung-kâaในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛในใจnai-jaiเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngกลับglàpขมขื่นkǒm-kʉ̀ʉnไม่mâiสร่างซาsàang-saa
Honor obtained through betrayal is no different from a 'bitter horn'; though it may seem valuable to others, the owner's heart is filled with unceasing bitterness.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เขาขมkǎo-kǒmเขาขมkǎo-kǒmbitter horn (literal)bitter horn (literal)Word