ขุดตอ
kùt-dtɔɔMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] dig out a stump
to excavate and remove a tree stump and its roots from the ground
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)จ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[to] hire; employ2[to] know how to do [sth] (Northern Thai)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔ1[to] dig out a stump2[to] dredge up old issuesต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend to
Tomorrow we will hire someone to remove the old tree stump.
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การขุดgaan-kùtตอdtɔɔต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangใหญ่yàiออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นbpenงานngaanที่tîiหนักnàkมากmâakและlɛ́ใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaเกือบgʉ̀ʉapทั้งวันtáng-wan
Excavating the large mango tree stump was very hard work and took almost the whole day.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakโค่นkôonต้นไม้dtôn-máaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔออกɔ̀ɔkด้วยdûuaiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมันmanงอกngɔ̂ɔkขึ้นkʉ̂nมาใหม่maa-mài
After felling the tree, we also have to remove its stump so that it doesn't grow back.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtรับrápจัดสวนjàt-sǔuanใช้cháiรถแบ็คโฮrót-bɛ̀k-hooขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔไม้máaiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakสนามหญ้าsà-nǎam-yâaอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพyàang-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
The landscaping company used a small backhoe to efficiently excavate tree stumps from the lawn.
2VerbB2
[to] dredge up old issues
to revive, expose, or harp on past problems or scandals that had been settled or forgotten
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoa long time ago; for a long time nowอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔ1[to] dig out a stump2[to] dredge up old issuesขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeพูดpûutพูดpûut[to] speak; talk; sayอีกเลยìik-ləəiอีกเลยìik-ləəianymore; ever again (with negatives)
The matter was settled a long time ago, don't dig up the past and talk about it again.
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ทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganเขาkăoจะต้องjà dtôngขุดตอkùt dtoเรื่องrêuuangเก่าๆgào gàoที่têeฉันchănเคยkoeiทำผิดtam pìtมาmaaพูดpôotซ้ำๆsám-sám
Every time we argue, he has to harp on old issues about my past mistakes repeatedly.
สื่อมวลชนsʉ̀ʉ-muuan-chonพยายามpá-yaa-yaamขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔเรื่องอื้อฉาวrʉ̂ʉang-ʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoในอดีตnai-à-dìitของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำลายtam-laaiคะแนนนิยมká-nɛɛn-ní-yom
The media tried to revive the politician's past scandal to destroy his popularity.
การให้สัมภาษณ์gaan hâi săm-pâatของเขาkŏng kăoเหมือนmĕuuanเป็นbpenการจงใจgaan jong jaiขุดตอkùt dtoความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengเก่าๆgào gàoให้hâiกลับมาglàp maaเป็นbpenประเด็นbprà-denอีกครั้งèek kráng
His interview seemed like an intentional act of digging up old conflicts to make them an issue again.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kùt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
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ขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔขุดตอkùt-dtɔɔ[to] dig out a stump[to] dig out a stumpWord