แม่โค
mɛ̂ɛ-kooMeaning
1NounA2
cow (adult female bovine)
an adult female animal of the cattle family, especially one that has had a calf.
Examples
นั่นคือnân-kʉʉนั่นคือnân-kʉʉthat is; in other wordsแม่โคmɛ̂ɛ-kooแม่โคmɛ̂ɛ-koocow (adult female bovine)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)
That is a mother cow and its calf.
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Every morning, the workers milk the cows on the farm.
แม่โคmɛ̂ɛ-kooตัวนั้นdtuua-nánกำลังgam-langเลียliiaทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatให้hâiลูกlûukที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngเกิดgə̀ət
That mother cow is licking her newborn calf clean.
หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiแม่โคmɛ̂ɛ-kooตกลูกdtòk-lûukแล้วlɛ́ɛoฟาร์มfaamจะjàดูแลduu-lɛɛมันmanอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítเพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaมันmanแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngดีdii
After the cow gives birth, the farm will monitor it closely to ensure it is healthy.
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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แม่โคmɛ̂ɛ-kooแม่โคmɛ̂ɛ-koocow (adult female bovine)cow (adult female bovine)Word