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| เค้า khaaoH |  |
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| 1. | gist; outline; form; framework; crux; contour; sketch |
| 2. | [variation of  เขา  , a pronoun used for the 1st person or 3rd person when speaking of oneself or someone in an informal, cute way] |
| 3. | dark clouds; foreboding dark weather |
| 4. | face, look, feature or appearance of a person's face |
| 5. | indicate; presage; forebode |
| 6. | indication; harbinger; clue; sign |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ค้าว |
| IPA | kʰáːw |
| Royal Thai General System | khao |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | gist; outline; form; framework; crux; contour; sketch | ||
| examples | นกเค้าแมว | nohkH khaaoH maaeoM | owl |
| เค้าปมคดี | khaaoH bpohmM khaH deeM | crux of the case | |
| เค้าเรื่อง | khaaoH reuuangF | plot; storyline; plot line; story outline | |
| ตั้งเค้า | dtangF khaaoH | to forecast; brew; predict; foretell; foresee | |
| เค้าโครง | khaaoH khro:hngM | outline; summary; draft; synopsis; plan | |
| เค้าโครง | khaaoH khro:hngM | structure; construction | |
| เค้าความ | khaaoH khwaamM | gist; content; essence; point; substance | |
| 2. [pronoun] | |||
| definition | [variation of เขา , a pronoun used for the 1st person or 3rd person when speaking of oneself or someone in an informal, cute way] | ||
| categories | |||
| related words | กระผม | graL phohmR | [spoken by a male] I; me |
| เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular pronoun] he; she; him; her | |
| คุณ | khoonM | [singular and plural] you; your | |
| ฉัน | chanR | [used by females in an informal setting—also used by males with intimate friends or lovers] I, me, my | |
| ดิฉัน | diL chanR | [used by female speakers in a formal setting] I; me; my | |
| ตัว | dtuaaM | [2nd person pronoun, calling someone in a cute way] you | |
| เธอ | thuuhrM | [used in intimate or informal settings] you [the 2nd person singular pronoun] | |
| ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
| หนู | nuuR | [1st person pronoun that a little girl, daughter or grown-up woman uses to refer to herself in a cute way, usually when speaking to her parents or elder relatives] I, myself | |
| หล่อน | laawnL | [a 2nd person pronoun] she | |
| อิฉัน | iL chanR | [used by female speakers in a formal setting] I; me; my | |
| sample sentences | น่ารักไหมเค้ากำลังเรียนรู้ภาษาไทย naaF rakH maiR khaaoH gamM langM riianM ruuH phaaM saaR thaiM "Isn’t that cute! He is taking up Thai!" | ||
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | dark clouds; foreboding dark weather | ||
| 4. [noun] | |||
| definition | face, look, feature or appearance of a person's face | ||
| examples | นกเค้าแมว | nohkH khaaoH maaeoM | pygmy owlet, Glaucidium brodiei |
| เค้าหน้า | khaaoH naaF | the look of a person's face | |
| 5. [verb, intransitive] | |||
| definition | indicate; presage; forebode | ||
| example | ส่อเค้า | saawL khaaoH | to indicate; betoken; presage; point to |
| 6. [noun] | |||
| definition | indication; harbinger; clue; sign | ||
| synonyms | แกว | gaaeoM | to suspect; have an inkling |
| ระเค็ดระคา | raH khetH raH khaaM | clue; inkling; trace; hint | |
| ระแคะระคาย | raH khaeH raH khaaiM | inkling; hint; trace; clue | |
| related words | ร่องรอย | raawngF raawyM | trace; mark; impression |
| วี่แวว | weeF waaeoM | [of one's disappearance or vanishing] a clue (เค้าเงื่อน) indistinctly heard (แว่ว ); clue; brief and transient sudden appearance; inkling; slight indication | |
| examples | |||
| เค้าเงื่อน | khaaoH ngeuuanF | primary cause; trace; trail; scent; motive; source; origin; clue; hint; catch | |
| เข้าเค้า | khaoF khaaoH | to tally with the facts; be suitable to the cause; be reasonable | |
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