กำดัด
gam-dàtMeanings
1AdjectiveC2
youthful; approaching maturity (literary)
In the developing stage of youth, especially approaching adulthood.
Examples
ลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเข้าสู่kâo sòoเข้าสู่kâo sòo1[to] enter; go into (a place/area)2[to] enter/transition into (a state/period/stage)วัยกำดัดwai gam-dàtวัยกำดัดwai gam-dàtadolescence; pubertyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forๆ-ด้วยตัวเองdûuai dtuua ayngด้วยตัวเองdûuai dtuua ayng1by oneself; personally; independently2by itself; automatically
Her son has reached adolescence and is beginning to want to make his own decisions.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaย่างเข้าสู่yâang-kâo-sùuวัยกำดัดwai-gam-dàtเด็กสาวdèk-sǎaoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmตระหนักdtrà-nàkว่าwâaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaคาดหวังkâat-wǎngให้hâiเธอtəəรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nทั้งที่táng-tîiเธอtəəยังyangรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaตนเองdton-eengเป็นbpenเด็กdèk
As she entered adolescence, the girl began to realize that her family expected her to take on more responsibility, even though she still felt like a child.
เด็กหนุ่มdèk-nùmวัยกำดัดwai-gam-dàtผู้นั้นpûu-nánมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangสูงใหญ่sǔung-yàiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเท่าtâoพ่อpɔ̂ɔแล้วlɛ́ɛoทว่าtá-wâaความคิดอ่านkwaam-kít-àanยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiการชี้แนะgaan-chíi-nɛ́จากjàakผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài
The adolescent boy was already almost as tall and well-built as his father, yet he still needed adults to guide his thinking.
ครั้นkránลูกชายlûuk-chaaiย่างเข้าสู่yâang-kâo-sùuวัยกำดัดwai-gam-dàtผู้pûuเป็นbpenพ่อpɔ̂ɔก็gɔ̂พาไปpaa-bpaiฝากตัวfàak-dtuuaเป็นbpenศิษย์sìtช่างหลวงchâang-lǔuangด้วยdûuaiเห็นว่าhěn-wâaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaที่tîiเขาkǎoจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngเรียนรู้riian-rúuวิชาwí-chaaไว้wáiเลี้ยงชีพlíiang-chîipมิใช่mí-châiวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênอยู่yùuเช่นchênเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaยังyangเป็นbpenเด็กdèk
When his son reached adolescence, the father apprenticed him to a royal craftsman, believing it was time for him to learn a trade and earn a living rather than run about playing as he had in childhood.
2AdjectiveC2
passionate; full of youthful ardor (literary)
Full of youthful excitement or passion, especially in love.
Examples
ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentกำดัดgam-dàtกำดัดgam-dàt1youthful; approaching maturity (literary)2passionate; full of youthful ardor (literary)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔ[to] await [sb/sth]; wait expectantlyจดหมายjòt-mǎaiจดหมายjòt-mǎailetter (mail)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiwhenever; every time thatเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asลายมือlaai-mʉʉลายมือlaai-mʉʉ1handwriting2handwritten signature3palm linesของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; her
Filled with the ardor of young love, the young man waited for her letters every day and smiled whenever he saw her handwriting.
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แม้máeจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamวางท่าwaang tâaขรึมkrĕumต่อหน้าdtò nâaคนอื่นkon èunแต่dtàeหัวใจhŭua jaiที่têeกำดัดgam-dàtรักrákกลับglàpทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoซ่อนsônความตื่นเต้นkwaam dtèun dtênไม่mâiมิดmítยามyaamเธอterเข้ามาkâo maaทักták
Although he tried to appear reserved in front of others, his heart, aflame with young love, made it impossible to hide his excitement when she came over to greet him.
ความkwaamกำดัดgam-dàtรักrákทำให้tam-hâiชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmตีความdtii-kwaamรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoว่าwâaเป็นbpenคำมั่นkam-mânทั้งที่táng-tîiหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoยังyangมิได้mí-dâaiเอ่ยyèeสิ่งใดsìng-dai
His youthful romantic ardor led the young man to interpret a single smile as a pledge, even though the young woman had said nothing.
ครั้นkránได้dâaiพบpópหน้านางnâa-naangอีกครั้งìik-krángใจjaiที่tîiกำดัดgam-dàtรักrákก็gɔ̂พลันplanรุ่มร้อนrûm-rɔ́ɔnจนjonถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiดิบดีdìp-diiกลับglàpเลือนหายlʉʉan-hǎaiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangความปรารถนาkwaam-bpràat-tà-nǎaจะjàอยู่yùuใกล้ชิดglâi-chítมิรู้mí-rúuคลายklaai
Upon seeing her again, his heart blazed with youthful passion, scattering the words he had so carefully prepared and leaving only an unrelenting desire to be close to her.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กำดัด said กัม-ดัด?
gam-dàt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gam
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 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
กำgamกำgam1[to] grasp; clench; grip2handful (amount)3fist4classifier: handful(s)5wheel spoke[to] grasp; clench; gripPart 1
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ดัดdàtดัดdàt1[to] bend; reshape; adjust2[to] curl/perm (hair)3[to] correct; reform (behavior/attitude)[to] bend; reshape; adjustPart 2
กำดัดgam-dàtกำดัดgam-dàtyouthful; approaching maturity (literary)youthful; approaching maturity (literary)Word