ก้นถัง
gôn-tǎngMeanings
1NounB1
bottom of a tank
the bottom part of a container (such as a tank, bucket, or barrel).
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] be left; remain; have [sth] left2[to] be left over; be surplus3[to] be beyond; exceed (in set phrases: เหลือเชื่อ, เหลือทน, เหลือกำลัง)นิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerก้นถังgôn-tǎngก้นถังgôn-tǎng1bottom of a tank2last reserves; last remaining bit
There is a little water left at the bottom of the bucket.
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He had to reach down to get the key at the bottom of the bucket.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngขัดkàtคราบสกปรกkrâap-sòk-gà-bpròkที่tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuตรงdtrongก้นgônถังเก็บน้ำtǎng-gèp-náam
We have to scrub the dirt stains stuck to the bottom of the water tank.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnพบpópรอยร้าวrɔɔi-ráaoขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékที่tîiก้นถังgôn-tǎngระหว่างrá-wàangการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiประจำปีbprà-jam-bpii
The engineer found a small crack at the bottom of the tank during the annual safety inspection.
2NounB2
last reserves; last remaining bit
The last remaining supply of something, especially money or resources held in reserve.
Examples
เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] be left; remain; have [sth] left2[to] be left over; be surplus3[to] be beyond; exceed (in set phrases: เหลือเชื่อ, เหลือทน, เหลือกำลัง)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffก้นถังgôn-tǎngก้นถังgôn-tǎng1bottom of a tank2last reserves; last remaining bitแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)น่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2come on; please (persuasive particle)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many
Only the dregs are left; they're not very appealing to buy.
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พนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan kăaiบอกว่าbòk wâaเสื้อsêuuaรุ่นrûnนี้néeเหลือlĕuuaแต่dtàeไซส์sáiก้นถังgôn tăngแล้วláeoมีแต่mee dtàeตัวdtuuaใหญ่ๆyài yàiทั้งนั้นtáng nán
The salesperson said that for this shirt model, only the bottom-of-the-barrel sizes are left, just the really big ones.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiคัดkátคนkonไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoที่tîiเหลืออยู่lʉ̌ʉa-yùuก็gɔ̂เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นตัวเลือกbpen-dtuua-lʉ̂ʉakก้นถังgôn-tǎngที่tîiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีใครmii-kraiอยากได้yàak-dâai
This project has already selected all the good people; those who remain are like bottom-of-the-barrel options that nobody really wants.
สินค้าล็อตsǐn-káa-lɔ́tสุดท้ายsùt-táaiที่tîiส่งมาsòng-maaมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛของkɔ̌ɔngมีตำหนิmii-dtam-nìเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเอาaoของkɔ̌ɔngก้นถังgôn-tǎngมาmaaขายkǎaiให้เราhâi-raoเลยləəi
The last shipment of products only contained defective items, as if they sold us the dregs from the bottom of the barrel.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)buttocks; butt; rearPart 1
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ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tankscontainer; bucket; bin; tankPart 2
ก้นถังgôn-tǎngก้นถังgôn-tǎngbottom of a tankbottom of a tankWord