เทข้าว
tee-kâaoMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] pour rice; tip rice out
to pour or tip rice, cooked or uncooked, from a container
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเทข้าวtee-kâaoเทข้าวtee-kâao[to] pour rice; tip rice outใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Mom pours rice into a plate for me.
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Please pour the hot rice into a bowl for Dad.
He poured rice from the pot onto plates to share with everyone.
เมื่อmêuuaข้าวสุกkâao sùkแล้วláeoให้hâiยกyókหม้อmôrออกจากòk jàakเตาdtaoแล้วláeoค่อยๆkôi kôiเทข้าวtay kâaoลงlongจานjaanเสิร์ฟsèrp
When the rice is cooked, remove the pot from the stove and gently pour the rice onto the serving plates.
Could you pour the rice onto the plate for me?
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเขาkǎoรีบrîipเทข้าวtee-kâaoลงlongกล่องข้าวglɔ̀ng-kâaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan
This morning he hurriedly poured rice into the lunchbox and left the house.
Mom told me to tip the soft rice into a bowl for the child.
เวลาwee-laaเทข้าวtee-kâaoจากjàakหม้อmɔ̂ɔควรkuuanใช้cháiทัพพีtáp-piiกันganร้อนrɔ́ɔnและlɛ́เทteeอย่างระวังyàang-rá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiหกhòk
When serving rice from the pot, you should use a ladle to protect from heat and pour carefully to avoid spilling.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tee
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyrice (cooked)Part 2
เทข้าวtee-kâaoเทข้าวtee-kâao[to] pour rice; tip rice out[to] pour rice; tip rice outWord