คหบดี
ká-hà-bɔɔ-diiMeaning
1NounB2
wealthy householder; wealthy person
A wealthy person, especially a prosperous householder, landowner, or merchant.
Examples
คหบดีká-hà-bɔɔ-diiคหบดีká-hà-bɔɔ-diiwealthy householder; wealthy personในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàak[to] donate [sth]; give [sth] to charityทุนการศึกษาtun-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaทุนการศึกษาtun-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎascholarship; study grantให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ยากจนyâak-jonยากจนyâak-jonpoor; impoverishedทุกปีtúk-bpiiทุกปีtúk-bpiievery year; annually
A wealthy and respected person in the community donates scholarships to poor children every year.
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ท่านtânคหบดีká-hà-bɔɔ-diiได้รับเชิญdâi-ráp-chəənให้hâiเป็นbpenประธานbprà-taanเปิดbpə̀ətงานกาชาดngaan-gaa-châatประจำbprà-jamจังหวัดjang-wàt
The benefactor was invited to preside over the provincial Red Cross fair.
ด้วยdûuaiฐานะtǎa-náมั่งคั่งmâng-kângและlɛ́จิตสาธารณะjìt-sǎa-taa-rá-náเขาkǎoจึงjʉngได้รับdâi-rápการยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔngเป็นbpenคหบดีká-hà-bɔɔ-diiผู้สนับสนุนpûu-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnกิจการgìt-jà-gaanวัดwát
With his wealth and public spirit, he is honored as a benefactor supporting temple affairs.
คหบดีká-hà-bɔɔ-diiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnร่วมมือrûuam-mʉʉกับgàpเทศบาลtêet-sà-baanตั้งdtângกองทุนหมุนเวียนgɔɔng-tun-mǔn-wiianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตลาดชุมชนdtà-làat-chum-chon
Local wealthy patrons cooperated with the municipality to set up a revolving fund to develop the community market.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คหบดี said คะ-หะ-บอ-ดี?
ká-hà-bɔɔ-dii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ká
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |