ค้ำยัน
kám-yanMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] prop; brace; support
To hold up, brace, or shore something so it does not fall, sag, or collapse.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementค้ำยันkám-yanค้ำยันkám-yan1[to] prop; brace; support2prop; brace; strutผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)ไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; topple
The worker used wood to brace the wall so it wouldn’t fall.
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เราraoค้ำยันkám-yanประตูbprà-dtuuด้วยdûuaiเก้าอี้gâo-îiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมันmanไหลlǎiปิดbpìtเองeeng
We braced the door with a chair so it wouldn’t swing shut.
เขาkǎoค้ำยันkám-yanหลังคาlǎng-kaaชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoระหว่างrá-wàangซ่อมsɔ̂mเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการทรุดตัวgaan-sút-dtuua
He propped up the roof temporarily during repairs to prevent sagging.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnสั่งsàngค้ำยันkám-yanคานkaanด้วยdûuaiเหล็กเสริมlèk-sə̌əmหลายlǎaiจุดjùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระจายน้ำหนักgrà-jaai-nám-nàkและlɛ́ลดlótความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangการพังทลายgaan-pang-tá-laai
The engineer ordered the beam to be shored with multiple steel supports to distribute weight and reduce collapse risk.
2NounB1
prop; brace; strut
A bar, post, or structural member used to support or reinforce something.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toเอาaoเอาao1[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 resultค้ำยันkám-yanค้ำยันkám-yan1[to] prop; brace; support2prop; brace; strutเหล็กlèkเหล็กlèk1iron (metal)2rebar; steel bar3steel4iron (golf club)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerรองรับrɔɔng-rápรองรับrɔɔng-ráp1[to] support; bear (physically)2[to] accommodate; be compatible withผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
The builder used steel braces to support the wall during the house repair.
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สะพานไม้sà-paan-máaiเก่าgàoมีmiiค้ำยันkám-yanหลายlǎaiต้นdtônเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkเวลาwee-laaคนkonเดินข้ามdəən-kâam
The old wooden bridge has several supports to help bear the weight when people cross.
เขาkǎoติดตั้งdtìt-dtângค้ำยันkám-yanรูปตัวrûup-dtuuaเอ็กซ์ékใต้dtâaiระเบียงrá-biiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเสริมsə̌əmความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛng
He installed X-shaped braces under the balcony to reinforce it.
ในอาคารnai-aa-kaanโบราณboo-raanมักmákใช้cháiค้ำยันkám-yanไม้แกะสลักmáai-gɛ̀-sà-làkรับrápชายคาchaai-kaaยื่นyʉ̂ʉnยาวyaaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการยุบตัวgaan-yúp-dtuua
In historic buildings, carved wooden struts often support long eaves to prevent sagging.
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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ยันyanยันyan1[to] prop; brace; support2[to] ward off; fend off3[to] insist; assert; affirm4until; up to; as far as (colloq.)[to] prop; brace; supportPart 2
ค้ำยันkám-yanค้ำยันkám-yan[to] prop; brace; support[to] prop; brace; supportWord