โค้ฟ

kóop

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] cover (a song or dance)

to perform a cover version of a song or a dance routine

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)คลิปklípคลิปklíp1clip (short video)2clip (fastener)3classifier: video clips4[to] clip; fasten with a clip5ammunition clipที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโค้ฟkóopโค้ฟkóop1[to] cover (a song or dance)2[to] imitate [sb]; [to] dress up as [sb]เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I really like the video where he covers this song.
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วงwongของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเราpûuak-raoกำลังgam-langซ้อมเต้นsɔ́ɔm-dtênโค้ฟkóopเพลงpleengใหม่màiของkɔ̌ɔngแบล็กพิงก์blɛ̀k-pingอยู่yùu
Our group is practicing a dance cover of Blackpink's new song.
เขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmโด่งดังdòong-dangมาจากmaa-jàakการร้องเพลงgaan-rɔ́ɔng-pleengโค้ฟkóopลงlongยูทูบyuu-túup
He started becoming famous from singing song covers on YouTube.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเธอtəəจะjàโค้ฟkóopเพลงpleengนี้níiได้ดีdâai-diiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangคิดว่าkít-wâaเวอร์ชันwəə-chânต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpมีเอกลักษณ์mii-èek-gà-lákมากกว่าmâak-gwàaอยู่ดีyùu-dii
No matter how well she covers this song, I still think the original version is more unique anyway.
2VerbB2

[to] imitate [sb]; [to] dress up as [sb]

to imitate, dress up as, or pretend to be someone else (slang)

Examples

วันฮาโลวีนwan-haa-loo-wiinวันฮาโลวีนwan-haa-loo-wiinHalloweenปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)โค้ฟkóopโค้ฟkóop1[to] cover (a song or dance)2[to] imitate [sb]; [to] dress up as [sb]เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผีpǐiผีpǐi1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead body3addict; fiend (in ผีพนัน, ผีเหล้า)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai person
This Halloween, I'll dress up as a Thai ghost.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpโค้ฟkóopเป็นbpenคนรวยkon-ruuaiทั้งที่táng-tîiเงินngənในnaiบัญชีban-chiiแทบจะไม่มีtɛ̂ɛp-jà-mâi-mii
He likes to pretend to be a rich person, even though he barely has any money in his account.
งานเลี้ยงบริษัทngaan-líiang-bɔɔ-rí-sàtคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiทุกคนtúk-konตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganว่าwâaจะjàโค้ฟkóopเป็นbpenตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnจากjàakหนังnǎngดังdang
For tonight's company party, everyone agreed to dress up as characters from famous movies.
นางnaangโค้ฟkôhfเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoนายnaaiได้dâiเหมือนmĕuuanมากmâakจนjonเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเกือบจะgèuap jàลุกขึ้นlúk kêunทำความเคารพtam kwaam kao-róp
She imitated the boss so perfectly that her coworkers almost stood up to salute her.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

kóop

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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