แก้มัด
gɛ̂ɛ-mátMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] untie; remove bindings
To undo or remove ropes, cords, or other bindings securing a person or object.
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แก้มัดgɛ̂ɛ-mátแก้มัดgɛ̂ɛ-mát[to] untie; remove bindingsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)3like; as (in the manner of)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please untie me.
3 more examplesShow less
The police untied him and took him to the hospital.
Dad untied the cloth bundle and took out a shirt.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพบpópคนkonถูกtùukมัดmátอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องhɔ̂ngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiก็gɔ̂รีบrîipแก้มัดgɛ̂ɛ-mátให้hâiและlɛ́พาpaaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
When the officers found someone tied up in the room, they quickly untied them and brought them out.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
แก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteract[to] fix; solve; correctPart 1
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มัดmátมัดmát1[to] tie; bind; bundle2bundle; bunch3classifier: bundles/bunches4classifier: muscles; muscle bundles[to] tie; bind; bundlePart 2
แก้มัดgɛ̂ɛ-mátแก้มัดgɛ̂ɛ-mát[to] untie; remove bindings[to] untie; remove bindingsWord