แกะหอย
gɛ̀-hɔ̌ɔiMeaning
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[to] shuck shellfish
to open and remove the shell from shellfish, such as clams, oysters, or mussels.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesแกะหอยgɛ̀-hɔ̌ɔiแกะหอยgɛ̀-hɔ̌ɔi[to] shuck shellfishในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
Mom is shucking shellfish in the kitchen.
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ระวังrá-wangหน่อยnɔ̀iนะnáตอนdtɔɔnแกะหอยgɛ̀-hɔ̌ɔiอาจจะàat-jàโดนdoonเปลือกหอยbplʉ̀ʉak-hɔ̌ɔiบาดมือbàat-mʉʉได้dâai
Be careful, you might get cut by the shell when you're shucking shellfish.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiทะเลtá-leeแล้วlɛ́ɛoช่วยกันchûuai-ganแกะgɛ̀หอยแครงhɔ̌ɔi-krɛɛngย่างyâangกินกันgin-gan
Yesterday we went to the beach and helped each other shuck grilled cockles to eat.
การgaanแกะgɛ̀หอยนางรมhɔ̌ɔi-naang-romสดsòtต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiมีดmîitพิเศษpí-sèetและlɛ́มีmiiเทคนิคték-nìkนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเนื้อหอยnʉ́ʉa-hɔ̌ɔiเละlé
Shucking fresh oysters requires a special knife and a bit of technique so that the oyster meat doesn't get ruined.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หอยhɔ̌ɔiหอยhɔ̌ɔi1shellfish; mollusk (general)2vulgar slang: female genitaliashellfish; mollusk (general)Part 2
แกะหอยgɛ̀-hɔ̌ɔiแกะหอยgɛ̀-hɔ̌ɔi[to] shuck shellfish[to] shuck shellfishWord