ดอน
dɔɔnMeanings
1NounB1
upland; high, dry ground
Land slightly higher than its surroundings that stays relatively dry; upland or raised ground.
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùu1[to] be located; be situated; stand2[to] be based on; rest upon (figurative)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ดอนdɔɔnดอนdɔɔn1upland; high, dry ground2small rise; mound3upland; high and dryจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swamped
It rained heavily, but the temple is on raised ground so it didn't flood.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanย้ายyáaiข้าวของkâao-kɔ̌ɔngขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiเก็บgèpบนbonดอนdɔɔnเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamเริ่มrə̂əmเอ่อə̀ə
Villagers moved their belongings up to the upland when the river began to swell.
ไร่râiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอยู่ดอนyùu-dɔɔnน้ำnáamไม่mâiขังkǎngทำให้tam-hâiปลูกพืชbplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnได้dâaiสบายsà-baai
His farm is on higher, dry ground where water doesn't pool, making it easy to grow crops in the rainy season.
นักnákธรณีtɔɔ-rá-niiชี้ว่าchíi-wâaพื้นpʉ́ʉnที่ดอนtîi-dɔɔnแถบนี้tɛ̀ɛp-níiรอดพ้นrɔ̂ɔt-pónน้ำหลากnáam-làakบ่อยครั้งbɔ̀i-krángเพราะprɔ́ระดับสูงrá-dàp-sǔungกว่าgwàaพื้นที่โดยรอบpʉ́ʉn-tîi-dooi-rɔ̂ɔpและlɛ́ระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamได้ดีdâai-dii
Geologists point out that this upland area often escapes floods because it's higher than the surroundings and drains well.
2NounB1
small rise; mound
A small natural rise of land; a mound or low hill.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ๆ-วิ่งขึ้นwîng kûenวิ่งขึ้นwîng kûen1[to] run up2[to] increase rapidly (price)ดอนdonดอนdon1upland; high, dry ground2small rise; mound3upland; high and dryเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneพระอาทิตย์ตกprá aa-tít dtòkพระอาทิตย์ตกprá aa-tít dtòk1sunset; sundown2the sun sets
The children ran up the small mound behind the temple to watch the sunset.
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บ้านbâanยายyaaiอยู่yòoบนbonดอนdonเตี้ยdtîiaๆ-กลางglaangทุ่งtûngจึงjeungมองเห็นmong hĕnหมู่บ้านmòo bâanรอบrôpๆ-ชัดเจนchát-jen
Grandma's house is on a low hill in the middle of the fields, so the surrounding villages are clearly visible.
เราraoปักธงbpàk tongไว้บนwái bonดอนข้างdon kâangลำธารlam taanเพื่อpêuuaใช้cháiเป็นbpenจุดนัดพบjùt nát pópตอนเย็นdton yen
We planted a flag on the mound by the stream to use as the meeting point in the evening.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeขุดพบkùt pópเศษsètภาชนะpaa-chá-náบนbonดอนdonรูปrôopกลมglomซึ่งsêungเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเคยkoeiเป็นที่ตั้งbpen têe dtângศาลเจ้าsăan jâoขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lék
Archaeologists unearthed pottery fragments on a round-shaped mound, believed to have once been the site of a small shrine.
3AdjectiveB2
upland; high and dry
Situated on raised ground that is not normally flooded; used after a noun, as in นาดอนนาดอนnaa-dɔɔnrice field on higher ground ‘upland rice field’.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyไร่râiไร่râi1farm; plantation; field2rai (area unit)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นาดอนnaa-dɔɔnนาดอนnaa-dɔɔnrice field on higher groundเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swampedง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)โปร่งbpròongโปร่งbpròong1airy; well-ventilated2sheer; see-through; loosely woven3open; unobstructed4bright-sounding (music)ระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamระบายน้ำrá-baai-náam[to] drain; [to] discharge waterดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
Villagers grow upland rice in upland fields because they don’t flood easily and the soil drains well.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiเขาkǎoย้ายyáaiแปลงbplɛɛngมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngไปbpaiปลูกbplùukในnaiที่ดอนtîi-dɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangปัญหาbpan-hǎaน้ำขังnáam-kǎngในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
This year he moved the cassava plot to plant in the upland area to avoid waterlogging problems in the rainy season.
สวนผลไม้sǔuan-pǒn-lá-máaiดอนdɔɔnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiทนแล้งton-lɛ́ɛngเช่นchênมะม่วงmá-mûuangและlɛ́กระบกgrà-bòkเพราะprɔ́ได้รับdâi-rápแสงsɛ̌ɛngมากmâakและlɛ́น้ำnáamไม่mâiขังkǎng
Our upland orchard is suitable for drought-tolerant fruits like mango and krabok because it gets lots of sun and doesn’t retain water.
ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanเสนอsà-nə̌əให้hâiพัฒนาหมู่pát-tá-naa-mùuบ้านดอนbâan-dɔɔnเป็นbpenแหล่งปลูกlɛ̀ng-bplùukพืชไร่pʉ̂ʉt-râiและlɛ́สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakสภาพsà-pâapพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngและlɛ́เหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpระบบrá-bòpน้ำหยดnáam-yòt
The village head proposed developing the upland village as an area for field crops and herbs, since the terrain is dry and suitable for drip irrigation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |