เคียว
kiiaoMeaning
1NounA2
sickle
a curved hand tool with a sharp blade used for cutting grain, rice, or grass
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular aboutเคียวkiiaoเคียวkiiaosickleตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice field
The farmer holds a sickle to cut rice in the field.
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This morning Mom used a sickle to cut grass behind the house.
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoพ่อpɔ̂ɔซื้อsʉ́ʉเคียวkiiaoใหม่màiไว้wáiเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâaoช่วงchûuangฤดูrʉ́-duuเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiao
Last year Dad bought a new sickle for cutting rice during the harvest season.
คนงานkon-ngaanใช้cháiเคียวkiiaoคมkomโค้งkóongเกี่ยวgìiaoรวงข้าวruuang-kâaoอย่างyàangชำนาญcham-naanเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเมล็ดmá-létหล่นlòn
The workers skillfully use the curved, sharp sickles to cut rice ears without spilling grains.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kiiao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |