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gɛ̂ɛ-kâiMeaning
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reduce/treat a fever
To relieve or bring down a fever with medicine or remedies.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแก้ไข้gɛ̂ɛ-kâiแก้ไข้gɛ̂ɛ-kâireduce/treat a feverและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)พักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn[to] rest; relax; take a break
Mom gave me medicine to bring down the fever and told me to rest.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunฉันchănกินginยาพาราyaa paa-raaเพื่อpêuuaแก้ไข้gâe kâiแล้วláeoนอนnonห่มผ้าhòm pâaอุ่นùnๆ-
Last night I took paracetamol to reduce the fever and slept under a warm blanket.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiถ้าtâaยังyangมีไข้mii-kâiอยู่yùuเราraoควรkuuanไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ไข้gɛ̂ɛ-kâiให้hâiถูกวิธีtùuk-wí-tii
If the fever persists tomorrow, we should see a doctor to treat it properly.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiน้ำเกลือnáam-glʉʉaผสมpà-sǒmน้ำอุ่นnáam-ùnเช็ดchétตัวdtuuaและlɛ́กินยาgin-yaaตามเวลาdtaam-wee-laaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ไข้gɛ̂ɛ-kâiอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
He used saline mixed with warm water to sponge himself and took medicine on schedule to steadily bring down the fever.
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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แก้ไข้gɛ̂ɛ-kâiแก้ไข้gɛ̂ɛ-kâireduce/treat a feverreduce/treat a feverWord