การออม

gaan-ɔɔm

Meanings

1NounB1

saving (money)

The act of saving money; putting money aside for future use.

Examples

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2NounB2

saving (economics)

In economics: the part of income not spent on consumption; resources set aside rather than used now.

Examples

ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]เศรษฐศาสตร์sèet-tà-sàatเศรษฐศาสตร์sèet-tà-sàateconomics (discipline)การออมgaan-ɔɔmการออมgaan-ɔɔm1saving (money)2saving (economics)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.รายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ได้mâi-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)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofการบริโภคgaan-bɔɔ-rí-pôokการบริโภคgaan-bɔɔ-rí-pôok1eating; consumption (food/drink)2consumption (use of goods/resources)
In economics, savings is the portion of income that is not used for consumption.
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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

gaan

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

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——

Word Breakdown