กำพล
gam-ponMeanings
1Proper nounB1
a Thai male given name
A Thai male given name.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownกำพลgam-ponกำพลgam-pon1a Thai male given name2(literary) woollen cloth; woollen blanketเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
My friend's name is Kampon. He is from Chiang Mai.
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Mr. Kampon will be a little late for the meeting because the traffic is very bad.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiรับrápคุณkunกำพลgam-ponที่tîiสนามบินsà-nǎam-binตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
Tomorrow I have to pick up Mr. Kampon at the airport in the morning.
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngได้รับdâi-rápการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátจากjàakคุณkunกำพลgam-ponซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenหัวหน้าแผนกhǔua-nâa-pà-nɛ̀ɛkก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
This document must first be approved by Mr. Kampon, who is the head of the department.
2NounC1
(literary) woollen cloth; woollen blanket
Cloth or a blanket woven from animal hair, especially wool.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)ชายชราchaai-chá-raaชายชราchaai-chá-raaelderly man; old manใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)กำพลgam-ponกำพลgam-pon1a Thai male given name2(literary) woollen cloth; woollen blanketห่มhòmห่มhòm1[to] cover; wrap (with cloth/blanket)2[to] drape; cover (with cloth)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกันหนาวgan-nǎaoกันหนาวgan-nǎao1[to] keep out the cold; keep warm2cold-weather; winter; insulating
In the tale, the old man wraps himself in a woolen blanket to keep warm.
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ผ้าpâaกำพลgam-ponที่tîiจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngในnaiพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panทอtɔɔจากjàakขนแกะkǒn-gɛ̀เนื้อผ้าnʉ́ʉa-pâaจึงjʉngหนาnǎaและlɛ́ให้hâiความอบอุ่นkwaam-òp-ùnได้ดีdâai-dii
The woolen cloth displayed in the museum is woven from sheep's wool, making it thick and warm.
แม้mɛ́ɛผ้าpâaกำพลgam-ponที่tîiห่มhòmกายgaaiจะjàเก่าgàoจนjonชายchaaiรุ่ยrûiนักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangก็gɔ̂ยังyangทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nɔ̌ɔmไว้wáiเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenสิ่งsìngเดียวdiiaoที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเขาkǎoทนtonความหนาวkwaam-nǎaoยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnได้dâai
Although his woolen blanket was so old that its edges had frayed, the traveler still cared for it, as it was the only thing that helped him endure the cold nights.
ผู้แปลpûu bplaeเลือกlêuuakคงkongคำว่าkam wâaผ้าpâaกำพลgam-ponไว้wáiแทนtaenคำว่าkam wâaผ้าขนสัตว์pâa kŏn sàtเพื่อpêuuaรักษาrák-săaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเก่าแก่gào gàeของkŏngเรื่องrêuuangพร้อมprómอธิบายความà-tí-baai kwaamหมายmăaiไว้wáiในnaiเชิงอรรถcherng àt
The translator retained the literary term for woolen cloth rather than using the ordinary term, preserving the story's old-world atmosphere while explaining the meaning in a footnote.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กำพล said กัม-พล?
gam-pon
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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พลponพลpon1troops; manpower2general-officer rank prefix3force; power (Skt/Pali root in compounds)4people; populace (in compounds)troops; manpowerPart 2
กำพลgam-ponกำพลgam-pona Thai male given namea Thai male given nameWord