แม่กก
mɛ̂ɛ-gòkMeaning
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Thai spelling section for words ending with a 'k' sound
the Thai grammatical category or spelling section for words ending with a 'k' sound
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangตัวอย่างdtuua-yàang1example2sample; specimen3trailer (film preview)4model; example to followของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]มาตราmâat-dtraaมาตราmâat-dtraa1section; article (law)2classifier: provisions/sections3measure; standard; criterion4meter (poetic); verse measureแม่กกmɛ̂ɛ-gòkแม่กกmɛ̂ɛ-gòkThai spelling section for words ending with a 'k' sound
The words 'nok' (bird) and 'rak' (love) are examples of words in the Mae Kok spelling section.
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คุณครูkun-kruuให้hâiนักเรียนnák-riianเขียนkǐianคำศัพท์kam-sàpในnaiแม่กกmɛ̂ɛ-gòkมาส่งmaa-sòngคนละkon-láสิบsìpคำkam
The teacher asked each student to write and submit ten vocabulary words in the Mae Kok category.
ในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiมาตราmaa-dtraaแม่กกmâe gòkไม่ได้mâi dâaiมีmeeแค่kâeตัวdtuuaกgเป็นbpenตัวสะกดdtuua sà-gòtเท่านั้นtâo nánแต่ยังdtàe yangรวมถึงruuam tĕungขkhaคkและláeฆด้วยdûuay
In the Thai language, the Mae Kok spelling section doesn't only have 'ก' as a final consonant, but also includes 'ข', 'ค', and 'ฆ'.
ข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpวิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa-paa-sǎa-taiวันนี้wan-níiมีmiiคำถามkam-tǎamที่tîiทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการแยกแยะgaan-yɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́คำkamในnaiแม่mɛ̂ɛกงgongและlɛ́แม่กกmɛ̂ɛ-gòkออกจากกันɔ̀ɔk-jàak-gan
Today's Thai language exam had questions testing the ability to distinguish between words in the Mae Kong and Mae Kok spelling sections.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 1
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กกgòkกกgòk1sedge; Cyperus (plant)2base; root; point of attachment3[to] brood; hold close for warmthsedge; Cyperus (plant)Part 2
แม่กกmɛ̂ɛ-gòkแม่กกmɛ̂ɛ-gòkThai spelling section for words ending with a 'k' soundThai spelling section for words ending with a 'k' soundWord