ค้ำจุน
kám-junMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] prop up; shore up
to physically prop up or hold something so it does not fall; to shore up a structure or object
Examples
ช่างไม้châng-máaiช่างไม้châng-máaicarpenter; woodworkerเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultเสาไม้sǎo-máaiเสาไม้sǎo-máaiwooden post; wooden pole; timber columnมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerค้ำจุนkám-junค้ำจุนkám-jun1[to] prop up; shore up2[to] sustain; upholdผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเอียงiiangเอียงiiang1tilted; slanted; inclined2[to] tilt; lean; slant3biased; partial; skewed; slantedเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write overคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep running
The carpenter put a wooden post to prop up the tilting wall so it wouldn’t fall on pedestrians.
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เราraoใช้cháiก้อนอิฐgɔ̂ɔn-ìtสองsɔ̌ɔngก้อนgɔ̂ɔnค้ำจุนkám-junประตูbprà-dtuuโรงรถroong-rótชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoระหว่างrá-wàangซ่อมsɔ̂mบานพับbaan-páp
We used two bricks to prop up the garage door temporarily while fixing the hinge.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gonวางwaangค้ำเหล็กkám lèkค้ำจุนkám junคานkaanที่têeทรุดsútเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganโครงสร้างkrohng sâangถล่มtà-lòmระหว่างrá-wàangซ่อมsômบูรณะboo-rá-ná
The engineer placed steel supports to shore up the sagging beam to prevent the structure from collapsing during restoration.
คนงานkon-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngติดตั้งdtìt-dtângนั่งร้านnâng-ráanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้ำจุนkám-junส่วนหน้าsùuan-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaanเก่าก่อนgào-gɔ̀ɔnจะjàรื้อrʉ́ʉผนังpà-nǎngด้านในdâan-nai
The workers had to install scaffolding to shore up the facade of the old building before demolishing the interior walls.
2VerbC1
[to] sustain; uphold
to support, maintain, or sustain a person, organization, system, or status quo so that it continues to function
Examples
ทุนการศึกษาtun-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaทุนการศึกษาtun-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎascholarship; study grantนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ค้ำจุนkám-junค้ำจุนkám-jun1[to] prop up; shore up2[to] sustain; upholdการเรียนgaan-riianการเรียนgaan-riian1studying; learning2schooling; education (as a course of study)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎauniversity/college studentให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เดินหน้าdəən-nâaเดินหน้าdəən-nâa1[to] move forward; advance; go ahead2[to] proceed; push ahead (with a plan)ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This scholarship helps sustain students’ studies so they can keep going.
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องค์กรong-gɔɔnชุมชนchum-chonค้ำจุนkám-junระบบrá-bòpดูแลduu-lɛɛผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúให้hâiยังyangทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangแม้mɛ́ɛงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanจะjàจำกัดjam-gàt
The community organization sustains the eldercare system so it continues operating even with limited funds.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiภาษีpaa-sǐiที่tîiเอื้อประโยชน์ʉ̂ʉa-bprà-yòotบางอย่างbaang-yàangถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaค้ำจุนkám-junสถานะsà-tǎa-náเดิมdəəmและlɛ́ขัดขวางkàt-kwǎangการปฏิรูปgaan-bpà-dtì-rûupเชิงโครงสร้างchəəng-kroong-sâang
Certain favorable tax policies are criticized for upholding the status quo and hindering structural reforms.
สื่อsʉ̀ʉอิสระìt-sà-ràมีบทบาทmii-bòt-bàatค้ำจุนkám-junกลไกgon-gaiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpอำนาจรัฐam-nâat-rátเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiระบบrá-bòpประชาธิปไตยbprà-chaa-típ-bpà-dtaiดำเนินต่อไปdam-nəən-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiอย่างyàangมีmiiสมดุลsǒm-dun
Independent media play a role in sustaining mechanisms that check state power, so democracy continues in balance.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kám
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
ค้ำkámค้ำkám1[to] prop; brace; support (from below)2[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwrite[to] prop; brace; support (from below)Part 1
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ค้ำจุนkám-junค้ำจุนkám-jun[to] prop up; shore up[to] prop up; shore upWord