ค้ำถ่อ
kám-tɔ̀ɔMeanings
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pole vault
the athletic event or sport of pole vaulting
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กรีฑาgrii-taaกรีฑาgrii-taaathletics (track and field)ประเภทbprà-pêetประเภทbprà-pêet1type; category; class2classifier: types/categoriesค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔ1pole vault2[to] pole vaultเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กีฬาgii-laaกีฬาgii-laasport; sportsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyความเร็วkwaam-reoความเร็วkwaam-reo1speed; velocity (rate of motion)2rate of operation/performanceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1physical strength; robust health; fitness2structural strength; material durability
Pole vaulting is a sport that requires both speed and strength.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpดูduuการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔในnaiโอลิมปิกoo-lim-bpìkมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt
He likes watching the pole vaulting competition in the Olympics the most.
นักกีฬาnák gee-laaค้ำถ่อkám tòทีมชาติไทยteem châat taiกำลังgam-langฝึกซ้อมfèuk sómอย่างหนักyàang nàkเพื่อpêuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaสำหรับsăm-ràpเอเชียนay-chianเกมgaymส์
The Thai national pole vaulting athletes are training hard in preparation for the Asian Games.
สถิติโลกsà-tì-dtì-lôokของkɔ̌ɔngกีฬาgii-laaค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔเพิ่งpə̂ngถูกtùukทำลายtam-laaiลงในlong-naiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnชิงchingแชมป์โลกchɛ́m-lôokเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
The world record for pole vaulting was just broken at the World Championships last night.
2VerbB2
[to] pole vault
to jump over a high bar with the assistance of a long pole
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔ1pole vault2[to] pole vaultข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)คานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerความสูงkwaam-sǔungความสูงkwaam-sǔung1height (vertical measurement)2heights; high places (as in ‘fear of heights’)ห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)เมตรméetเมตรméetmetre; meter (unit of length)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaamอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaambeautifully
He pole-vaulted over the bar at a height of five meters beautifully.
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นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaพยายามpá-yaa-yaamค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔให้hâiสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaสถิติsà-tì-dtìเดิมdəəmของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทำtamไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
The athlete tried to pole vault higher than his previous record but was unsuccessful.
ในnaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnครั้งนี้kráng-níiเขาkǎoเปลี่ยนbplìianเทคนิคték-nìkโดยdooiวิ่งwîngให้hâiเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔข้ามkâamคานkaanไปbpai
In this competition, he changed his technique by running faster before pole vaulting over the bar.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunจับjàpไม้máaiไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nพอpɔɔตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiกำลังgam-langค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔคุณkunอาจจะàat-jàเสียsǐiaจังหวะjang-wàและlɛ́ตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpได้dâai
If you don't grip the pole tightly enough while pole vaulting, you might lose your rhythm and fall, getting injured.
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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ถ่อtɔ̀ɔถ่อtɔ̀ɔ1punting pole2[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole3[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to gopunting polePart 2
ค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔค้ำถ่อkám-tɔ̀ɔpole vaultpole vaultWord