แกะ
gɛ̀Meanings
1NounA2
sheep
a woolly farm animal raised for its wool, milk, or meat
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûngfield; open countryมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแกะgɛ̀แกะgɛ̀1sheep2[to] unwrap; open by prying; peel [sth] off3[to] carve; engraveสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetation
In the field, white sheep are walking and grazing.
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Yesterday I saw a shepherd herding the flock of sheep back to the pen.
Tomorrow we will go watch sheep shearing at the farm.
นมแกะnom-gɛ̀และlɛ́ขนแกะkǒn-gɛ̀ถูกtùukนำไปnam-bpaiทำtamชีสchíitและlɛ́เสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaที่tîiอบอุ่นòp-ùn
Sheep’s milk and wool are used to make cheese and warm clothing.
2VerbA2
[to] unwrap; open by prying; peel [sth] off
to open something by removing its cover or fastener, or to take off a label, shell, or wrapping from [sth]
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แกะgɛ̀แกะgɛ̀1sheep2[to] unwrap; open by prying; peel [sth] off3[to] carve; engraveซองsɔɔngซองsɔɔng1envelope2packet; sachet3classifier: envelopes/packets4case; sheath; sleeveขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แบ่งbɛ̀ngแบ่งbɛ̀ng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
I opened the snack bag and shared it with friends.
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เขาkăoแกะgàeสติกเกอร์sà-dtík-gêrราคาraa-kaaออกจากòk jàakกล่องglòngก่อนจะgòn jàให้hâiเป็นbpenของขวัญkŏng kwăn
He removed the price sticker from the box before giving it as a gift.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiฉันchǎnแกะgɛ̀ฉลากchà-làakออกɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเอาaoขวดkùuatไปbpaiรีไซเคิลrii-sai-kəən
Mom told me to remove the label before taking the bottle for recycling.
ช่วยchûuaiแกะซีลgɛ̀-siinพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkบนbonฝาขวดfǎa-kùuatด้วยdûuaiมีดmîitฉันchǎnไม่mâiคมkomพอpɔɔ
Please remove the plastic seal on the bottle cap; my knife isn’t sharp enough.
3VerbB1
[to] carve; engrave
to cut or shape a design in wood, stone, or other material
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesแกะgɛ̀แกะgɛ̀1sheep2[to] unwrap; open by prying; peel [sth] off3[to] carve; engraveลายดอกไม้laai-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiลายดอกไม้laai-dɔ̀ɔk-máaifloral pattern; floral printบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementแผ่นpɛ̀nแผ่นpɛ̀n1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slight
The craftsman is carving a floral pattern on a small piece of wood.
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My aunt likes to carve Thai patterns on soap as souvenirs.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinแกะgɛ̀หินอ่อนhǐn-ɔ̀ɔnเป็นbpenรูปrûupนกnókอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatจนjonเห็นhěnขนkǒnทุกtúkเส้นsên
The artist carved marble into a bird so intricately that every feather is visible.
งานประติมากรรมngaan-bprà-dtì-maa-gamชิ้นนี้chín-níiแกะgɛ̀จากjàakไม้สักmáai-sàkทั้งtángก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใช้cháiเทคนิคték-nìkซ้อนsɔ́ɔnชั้นchánเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมิติmí-dtìลึกlʉ́k
This sculpture was carved from a solid block of teak, using layered techniques to create depth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gɛ̀
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |