ครอบงำ
krɔ̂ɔp-ngamMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] dominate; control
to exercise overpowering influence or control over someone or something
Examples
บริษัทใหญ่bɔɔ-rí-sàt-yàiบริษัทใหญ่bɔɔ-rí-sàt-yàilarge company; big businessพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngam1[to] dominate; control2[to] overwhelm; dominate (emotion/influence)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterลดราคาlót-raa-kaaลดราคาlót-raa-kaa1[to] discount; [to] reduce the price2on sale; discountedอย่างหนักyàang-nàkอย่างหนักyàang-nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intensely
The big company tries to dominate the market by slashing prices.
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ผู้นำpûu-namท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnคนเดิมkon-dəəmครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The same local leader has controlled the community’s decisions for years.
สื่อsʉ̀ʉบางbaangเจ้าjâaoใช้cháiข่าวkàaoชี้นำchíi-namเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamทิศทางtít-taangความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-ná
Some media outlets use guided news to overpower the direction of public opinion.
กฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapที่tîiเข้มงวดkêm-ngûuatเกินไปgəən-bpaiครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamเสรีภาพsěe-rii-pâapในnaiการดำเนินธุรกิจgaan-dam-nəən-tú-rá-gìtของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanรายย่อยraai-yɔ̂i
Overly strict regulations exert overpowering control over small entrepreneurs’ freedom to operate.
2VerbB2
[to] overwhelm; dominate (emotion/influence)
to affect someone so strongly—emotionally or psychologically—that it limits their free action or judgment; to dominate their thinking
Examples
ความกลัวkwaam-gluuaความกลัวkwaam-gluuafear; dread; apprehensionครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngam1[to] dominate; control2[to] overwhelm; dominate (emotion/influence)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Fear overwhelmed him to the point that he couldn't make any decisions.
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Anger dominated her so much that she said things she shouldn't have.
ความรู้สึกผิดkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k-pìtครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamจิตใจjìt-jaiเขาkǎoจนjonเขาkǎoไม่mâiกล้าglâaขอkɔ̌ɔความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakใครkrai
Guilt dominated his mind to the point that he didn't dare ask anyone for help.
ความเครียดkwaam-krîiatจากjàakงานngaanครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamความคิดkwaam-kítเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəมองmɔɔngทุกอย่างtúk-yàangในnaiแง่ngɛ̂ɛร้ายráaiตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
Work stress dominated her thinking, making her see everything negatively all the time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ครอบงำ said ครอบ-งัม?
krɔ̂ɔp-ngam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
krɔ̂ɔp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |