โกฏิ
gòotMeanings
1NounC1
ten million
ten million (10,000,000); a traditional numeral unit derived from Pali and Sanskrit
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มาตราชั่งตวงวัดmâat-dtraa-châng-dtuuang-wátมาตราชั่งตวงวัดmâat-dtraa-châng-dtuuang-wátsystem of weights and measuresหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)การนับgaan-nápการนับgaan-nápcounting; a countของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personโบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old daysคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostโกฏิgòotโกฏิgòot1ten million2myriad; a very large numberหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)จำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2number (mathematics)3a certain number of; some (in จำนวนหนึ่ง)สิบล้านsìp-láanสิบล้านsìp-láanten million
In traditional Thai measurement or counting systems, the word 'one kot' means the number ten million.
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นักเรียนnák-riianกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangระบบrá-bòpตัวเลขdtuua-lêekโบราณboo-raanและlɛ́ได้dâaiรู้rúuว่าwâaสิบล้านsìp-láanเท่ากับtâo-gàpหนึ่งnʉ̀ngโกฏิgòot
The students are studying ancient numeral systems and learned that ten million equals one kot.
เศรษฐีsèet-tǐiในnaiนิทานชาดกní-taan-chaa-dòkมักmákถูกtùukพรรณนาpan-ná-naaว่าwâaมีmiiทรัพย์สมบัติsáp-sǒm-bàtมากถึงmâak-tʉ̌ngแปดสิบbpɛ̀ɛt-sìpโกฏิgòotซึ่งsʉ̂ngเทียบเท่ากับtîiap-tâo-gàpแปดbpɛ̀ɛtร้อยrɔ́ɔiล้านláanในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-ban
Wealthy men in Jataka tales are often described as having wealth up to eighty kot, which is equivalent to eight hundred million today.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatภาษาpaa-săaอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaหน่วยnùuaiนับnápจำนวนjam-nuuanสูงๆsŏong sŏongอย่างyàangแสนsăenล้านláanและláeโกฏิgòhtถูกtòokยืมyeumมาจากmaa jàakภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leeและláeสันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìt
Linguistic historians explain that high numeral counting units like hundred-thousand, million, and ten-million (kot) were borrowed from Pali and Sanskrit.
2NounC2
myriad; a very large number
an extremely large, uncountable number; a myriad (often used figuratively in literature or idioms)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formแปดbpɛ̀ɛtแปดbpɛ̀ɛt1eight (number)2eight (quantity)พันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedโกฏิgòotโกฏิgòot1ten million2myriad; a very large numberที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยากจะyàak-jàอยากจะyàak-jà[to] want to; would like toเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)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)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiafter (subordinating conjunction)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upนานมากnaan-mâakนานมากnaan-mâakfor a very long time
I have a myriad of stories I want to tell you after we haven't seen each other for a very long time.
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ในnaiจักรวาลjàk-grà-waanอันanกว้างใหญ่ไพศาลgwâang-yài-pai-sǎanนี้níiมีmiiดวงดาวduuang-daaoอยู่yùuมากมายmâak-maaiนับnápแสนsɛ̌ɛnโกฏิgòotที่tîiมนุษย์má-nútยังyangไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatสำรวจsǎm-rùuatได้dâaiถึงtʉ̌ng
In this vast universe, there are a countless myriad of stars that humans are still unable to explore.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamยกyókข้ออ้างkɔ̂ɔ-âangมาmaaอธิบายà-tí-baaiมากมายmâak-maaiนับnápแสนsɛ̌ɛnโกฏิgòotแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wanเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaคำโกหกkam-goo-hòkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Even if he tries to bring up a myriad of excuses to explain, I will never believe his lies anymore.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaเชิงโครงสร้างchəəng-kroong-sâangของkɔ̌ɔngองค์กรong-gɔɔnนี้níiมีmiiมากมายmâak-maaiนับnápแสนsɛ̌ɛnโกฏิgòotที่tîiสะสมsà-sǒmมานานmaa-naanจึงjʉngไม่อาจmâi-àatแก้ไขให้gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi-hâiลุล่วงlú-lûuangได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanเพียงpiiangชั่วข้ามคืนchûua-kâam-kʉʉn
The structural problems of this organization are a myriad that have accumulated over a long time, so they cannot be resolved overnight with simple measures.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โกฏิ said โกด?
gòot
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฏ is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฏ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gòot
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 | — | — |