ค่าดอง
kâa-dɔɔngMeaning
1NounB2
bride price; marriage payment
Money or valuables given by the groom or his family to the bride's parents as part of marriage arrangements; another term for สินสอดสินสอดsǐn-sɔ̀ɔtbride price (from groom to bride’s family).
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdเจ้าบ่าวjâao-bàaoเจ้าบ่าวjâao-bàaogroom; bridegroomนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ค่าดองkâa-dɔɔngค่าดองkâa-dɔɔngbride price; marriage paymentมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมอบให้mɔ̂ɔp-hâiมอบให้mɔ̂ɔp-hâi1[to] give; present; award; bestow2[to] hand over; deliver; transfer3[to] assign; entrust; delegate; authorizeพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaoเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaobrideในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันแต่งงานwan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanวันแต่งงานwan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanwedding day
The groom's family presented the bride-price money to the bride's parents on the wedding day.
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พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaoขอkɔ̌ɔค่าดองkâa-dɔɔngไม่มากmâi-mâakเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakให้hâiลูกlûukมีmiiเงินngənไว้wáiสร้างsâangครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
The bride's parents did not ask for a large bride price because they wanted their daughter to have money to build her new family.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakคุยกันkui-ganทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaตกลงdtòk-longให้hâiค่าดองkâa-dɔɔngเป็นbpenเงินngənห้าhâaหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnบาทbàatกับgàpทองtɔɔngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngบาทbàatโดยdooiฝ่ายเจ้าบ่าวfàai-jâao-bàaoจะjàนำมาnam-maaมอบให้mɔ̂ɔp-hâiพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaoในnaiวันแต่งงานwan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaan
After discussing it, the two families agreed on a bride price of fifty thousand baht and one baht-weight of gold, which the groom's family would present to the bride's parents on the wedding day.
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaoไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiฝ่ายชายfàai-chaaiต้องdtɔ̂ngกู้เงินgûu-ngənมาmaaจ่ายjàaiค่าดองkâa-dɔɔngจึงjʉngขอเพียงkɔ̌ɔ-piiangจำนวนjam-nuuanที่tîiเขาkǎoหาได้hǎa-dâaiโดยdooiไม่mâiเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔn
The bride's parents did not want the groom to borrow money to pay the bride price, so they asked only for an amount he could afford without financial hardship.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particlecost; fee; chargePart 1
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ดองdɔɔngดองdɔɔng1[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)2pickled (food)3[to] shelve; leave pending; sit on[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)Part 2
ค่าดองkâa-dɔɔngค่าดองkâa-dɔɔngbride price; marriage paymentbride price; marriage paymentWord