เค้า
káoMeanings
1PronounA2
he; she; they (informal, nonstandard)
Colloquial, nonstandard spelling of เขาเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill used for a third-person pronoun; gender-neutral and context-dependent.
Examples
เค้าkáoเค้าkáo1he; she; they (informal, nonstandard)2outline; trace; signมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see throughดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movie
They came late, but still made it in time for the movie.
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Yesterday they said they would call, but they forgot.
They probably won’t be free tomorrow because they have to see a doctor.
เค้าkáoชอบchôpทำงานtam ngaanเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapแต่dtàeถ้าtâaขอkŏrความช่วยเหลือkwaam chûuai lĕuuaเค้าkáoก็gâwพร้อมpróm
They like to work quietly, but if help is needed, they’re ready.
2NounB1
outline; trace; sign
a hint, sign, or rough outline indicating the shape or nature of something
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
káo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |