ค่าตัว(kâa dtuua)

Meanings

1NounB1

price/fee for a person or animal (appearance, transfer, sale)

The price or fee set for a specific person or animal, such as an artist's appearance fee, an athlete's transfer fee, or the sale price of an animal.

Examples

นักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1(topic-marking or emphatic particle)2that one; that thing3that (distal demonstrative)ค่าตัวkâa dtuuaค่าตัวkâa dtuuaprice/fee for a person or animal (appearance, transfer, sale)แพงpaengแพงpaeng1costly; dearly paid for (figurative)2expensiveมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
That singer's appearance fee is very expensive.
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สโมสรฟุตบอลsà-moh-sŏn fút-bonยอมyomจ่ายjàaiค่าตัวkâa dtuuaนักเตะnák dtèคนใหม่kon màiเป็นbpenเงินngernหลายล้านlăai láanบาทbàat
The football club agreed to pay a transfer fee of several million baht for the new player.
สุนัขsù-nákตัวdtuuaนี้néeเคยkoeiประกวดbprà-gùuatชนะchá-náค่าตัวkâa dtuuaเลยloieสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaสุนัขsù-nákทั่วไปtûua bpai
This dog has won competitions, so its price is higher than that of a typical dog.
ค่าตัวkâa dtuuaของkŏngดาราdaa-raaจะjàถูกtòokกำหนดgam-nòtโดยdoiหลายlăaiปัจจัยbpàt-jaiเช่นchênความนิยมkwaam ní-yomผลงานpŏn ngaanที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maaและláeความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatในnaiการดึงดูดgaan deung dòotผู้ชมpôo chom
An actor's fee is determined by many factors, such as popularity, past works, and the ability to attract an audience.

Word Breakdown

ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2polite/friendly address particle3value; numerical value4worth; value (abstract)Part 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ค่าตัวkâa dtuuaค่าตัวkâa dtuuaprice/fee for a person or animal (appearance, transfer, sale)