กำบัง
gam-bangMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] shield; cover; conceal
to protect by covering; to screen or hide from view or danger
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiพุ่มไม้pûm-máai1bush; shrub2shrubbery; clump of bushesเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกำบังgam-bangกำบังgam-bang1[to] shield; cover; conceal2cover; shelter; screenตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversary
The soldiers used the bushes to hide themselves from the enemy.
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พวกเราpûuak raoต้องdtôngหาhăaต้นไม้dtôn máaiใหญ่ๆyài yàiเพื่อpêuuaกำบังฝนgam-bang fŏnที่têeตกลงมาdtòk long maaอย่างหนักyàang nàk
We had to find a big tree to shelter from the heavy rain.
กำแพงgam-pɛɛngสูงsǔungช่วยchûuaiกำบังgam-bangลมหนาวlom-nǎaoที่tîiพัดpátเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenบ้านbâanได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
The high wall effectively screens the house area from the cold wind.
เธอterใช้cháiม่านmâanหนาๆnăa năaกำบังgam bangแสงแดดsăeng dàetยามบ่ายyaam bàaiไม่ให้mâi hâiส่องsòngเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiห้องนอนhông non
She used thick curtains to block the afternoon sun from shining into the bedroom.
2NounB2
cover; shelter; screen
something used as protection or to hide or block sight
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เป็นที่bpen-tîiเป็นที่bpen-tîi1[to] be/serve as a place (for…)2[to] be the object of; be regarded withกำบังgam-bangกำบังgam-bang1[to] shield; cover; conceal2cover; shelter; screenตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
He used the tree as a shelter when the rain started to fall.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkสร้างsâangที่กำบังtêe gam-bangเล็กๆlék lékจากjàakกล่องกระดาษglòng grà-dàatเพื่อpêuuaซ่อนตัวsôn dtuua
The children built a small shelter from cardboard boxes to hide.
แนวnɛɛoป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นที่bpen-tîiกำบังgam-bangตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatช่วยchûuaiลดlótความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngคลื่นลมklʉ̂ʉn-lom
The mangrove forest acts as a natural barrier, helping to reduce the intensity of waves and wind.
ในnaiการรบgaan-rópทหารtá-hǎanต้องdtɔ̂ngสร้างsâangที่กำบังtîi-gam-bangชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoจากjàakกระสอบทรายgrà-sɔ̀ɔp-saaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganตนเองdton-eeng
In battle, soldiers must build temporary protection from sandbags to defend themselves.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กำบัง said กัม-บัง?
gam-bang
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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บังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brother[to] block; cover; obscurePart 2
กำบังgam-bangกำบังgam-bang[to] shield; cover; conceal[to] shield; cover; concealWord