คำใต้
kam-dtâaiMeaning
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a Southern Thai word; Southern Thai vocabulary
A word or vocabulary item used in the Southern Thai dialect; not the dialect itself.
Examples
คำใต้kam-dtâaiคำใต้kam-dtâaia Southern Thai word; Southern Thai vocabularyนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
What does this Southern Thai word mean?
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เพื่อนpêuuanคนใต้kon dtâiสอนsŏnฉันchănว่าwâaคำใต้kam dtâiคำว่าkam wâaหรอrŏrยyแปลว่าbplae wâaอร่อยà-ròi
My southern friend taught me that the Southern Thai word 'roy' means 'delicious'.
เวลาwee-laaดูduuละครทีวีlá-kɔɔn-tii-wiiบางทีbaang-tiiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiคำใต้kam-dtâaiบางคำbaang-kamที่tîiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnพูดpûut
When watching TV dramas, sometimes I don't understand some of the Southern Thai words the characters say.
คำใต้kam-dtâaiหลายlǎaiคำkamมีmiiรากศัพท์râak-sàpมาจากmaa-jàakภาษามลายูpaa-sǎa-má-laa-yuuซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panทางประวัติศาสตร์taang-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatและlɛ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâak
Many Southern Thai words have roots from the Malay language, which reflects the historical and cultural relationships of the region.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คำใต้ said คัม-ใต้?
kam-dtâai
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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ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5under; subject to (authority/rules)under; beneath; belowPart 2
คำใต้kam-dtâaiคำใต้kam-dtâaia Southern Thai word; Southern Thai vocabularya Southern Thai word; Southern Thai vocabularyWord