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gài-chonMeaning
1NounB2
gamecock; fighting cock
a rooster bred and trained for cockfighting
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไก่ชนgài-chonไก่ชนgài-chongamecock; fighting cockไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
My uncle raises several fighting cocks behind his house.
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ไก่ชนgài-chonตัวนั้นdtuua-nánราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngมากmâakเพราะprɔ́มันmanชนะchá-náมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoหลายlǎaiครั้งkráng
That fighting cock is very expensive because it has won many times.
การดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛไก่ชนgài-chonให้hâiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́พร้อมprɔ́ɔmต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทั้งtángเวลาwee-laaและlɛ́ความรู้kwaam-rúuเฉพาะทางchà-pɔ́-taang
Taking care of a fighting cock to keep it strong and ready to fight requires both time and specialized knowledge.
ไก่ชนgài-chonสายพันธุ์sǎai-panพม่าpá-mâaมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความเร็วkwaam-reoและlɛ́ลีลาlii-laaการต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuที่tîiคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛo
The Burmese breed of fighting cock is famous for its speed and agile fighting style.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 1
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
ไก่ชนgài-chonไก่ชนgài-chongamecock; fighting cockgamecock; fighting cockWord