คำทำนาย
kam-tam-naaiMeaning
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prediction; prophecy
a statement that tells what will happen in the future, usually based on belief, astrology, or divination; the content of a fortune or prophetic message.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)คำทำนายkam-tam-naaiคำทำนายkam-tam-naaiprediction; prophecyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิตยสารnít-dtà-yá-sǎanนิตยสารnít-dtà-yá-sǎanmagazine; periodicalเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)โชคดีchôok-diiโชคดีchôok-dii1good luck!2fortunate; lucky3good luck; good fortune4fortunately; luckilyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ความรักkwaam-rákความรักkwaam-rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationship
I read a prediction in a magazine. It said I would be lucky in love.
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Many people believe the predictions of that famous fortune teller.
คำkamทำนายโบราณtam-naai-boo-raanกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaดาวdaaoเรียงตัวriiang-dtuuaกันganจะjàเกิดเหตุการณ์gə̀ət-hèet-gaanสำคัญsǎm-kanขึ้นkʉ̂nบนbonโลกlôok
The ancient prophecy says that when the stars align, a significant event will occur on Earth.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtให้hâiคำทำนายkam-tam-naaiว่าwâaตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnจะผันผวนjà-pǎn-pǔuanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkในnaiช่วงปลายchûuang-bplaaiปีbpii
Economic analysts have made a prediction that the stock market will be highly volatile at the end of the year.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คำทำนาย said คัม-ทัม-นาย?
kam-tam-naai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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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คำทำนายkam-tam-naaiคำทำนายkam-tam-naaiprediction; prophecyprediction; prophecyWord