คำตั้ง
kam-dtângMeaning
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headword; entry word
a headword or entry word listed in a dictionary or glossary
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พจนานุกรมpót-jà-naa-nú-gromพจนานุกรมpót-jà-naa-nú-gromdictionaryคำตั้งkam-dtângคำตั้งkam-dtângheadword; entry wordจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)พิมพ์pimพิมพ์pim1[to] type; key in2[to] print (produce text/images)3print; impression4model; pattern; form5mold; dieด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooตัวหนาdtuua-nǎaตัวหนาdtuua-nǎa1bold (typography)2boldface; bold typeเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatเห็นได้ชัดhěn-dâai-chátเห็นได้ชัดhěn-dâai-chát1clearly; plainly2obvious; evidentเจนjeenเจนjeenexperienced; seasoned
In the dictionary, the headword is printed in bold so it can be seen clearly.
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นักเรียนnák-riianต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaคำตั้งkam-dtângให้hâiเจอjəəก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàดูduuความหมายkwaam-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngคำศัพท์kam-sàpนั้นnánได้dâai
Students must find the headword first before they can look up the meaning of that vocabulary word.
พจนานุกรมpót-jà-naa-nú-gromฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeมีmeeการเพิ่มgaan pêrmคำตั้งkam dtângใหม่ๆmài màiที่têeเป็นbpenคำทับศัพท์kam táp sàpจากjàakภาษาต่างประเทศpaa-săa dtàang bprà-têetเข้ามาkâo maaหลายlăaiร้อยróiคำkam
This edition of the dictionary has added hundreds of new headwords that are transliterated words from foreign languages.
การเรียงลำดับgaan-riiang-lam-dàpคำตั้งkam-dtângในnaiพจนานุกรมpót-jà-naa-nú-gromไทยtaiจะjàยึดyʉ́tตามลำดับdtaam-lam-dàpพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náและlɛ́สระsàไม่ใช่mâi-châiตามdtaamเสียงอ่านsǐiang-àan
The ordering of headwords in a Thai dictionary follows the sequence of consonants and vowels, not the pronunciation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คำตั้ง said คัม-ตั้ง?
kam-dtâng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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
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ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; piles[to] place upright; stand; erectPart 2
คำตั้งkam-dtângคำตั้งkam-dtângheadword; entry wordheadword; entry wordWord