ดุลงบ
dun-ngópMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] balance the budget
to adjust revenues and expenditures so that a budget is balanced; to bring a budget into balance
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerการเงินgaan-ngənการเงินgaan-ngən1finances (personal/organizational)2finance; financial mattersเสนอsà-nə̌əเสนอsà-nə̌ə1[to] propose; suggest2[to] present3[to] offer (for acceptance)4[to] submitให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ตัดค่าใช้จ่ายdtàt-kâa-chái-jàaiตัดค่าใช้จ่ายdtàt-kâa-chái-jàai[to] cut expenses; [to] reduce costsบางส่วนbaang-sùuanบางส่วนbaang-sùuan1some (of); certain (members/parts)2a part; some portion (not all)3partly; in part; partiallyเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดุลงบdun-ngópดุลงบdun-ngóp1[to] balance the budget2[to] reconcile accountsปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current year
The finance manager proposed cutting some expenses to balance this year’s budget.
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เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanต้องdtɔ̂ngขึ้นkʉ̂nค่าธรรมเนียมkâa-tam-niiamขยะkà-yàเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดุลdunงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan
The municipality needs to slightly raise garbage fees to bring the budget into balance.
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiย้ายyáaiเงินngənจากjàakกองgɔɔngทุนกิจกรรมtun-gìt-jà-gamไปbpaiสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnทุนการศึกษาtun-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดุลงบdun-ngópให้hâiไม่mâiขาดดุลkàat-dun
The university reallocated funds from activities to scholarships to balance the budget and avoid a deficit.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatมาตรmâatการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumรายจ่ายraai-jàaiและlɛ́เพิ่มpə̂əmรายได้raai-dâaiภาษีpaa-sǐiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดุลงบdun-ngópในnaiภาวะเศรษฐกิจpaa-wá-sèet-tà-gìtชะลอตัวchá-lɔɔ-dtuua
The government announced spending controls and increased tax revenue to balance the budget amid an economic slowdown.
2VerbB2
[to] reconcile accounts
to make financial records agree by checking and adjusting entries; to reconcile the books
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toดุลงบdun-ngópดุลงบdun-ngóp1[to] balance the budget2[to] reconcile accountsประจำเดือนbprà-jam-dʉʉanประจำเดือนbprà-jam-dʉʉan1menstruation; period2monthly; occurring every month3menstrual; period‑relatedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gansimultaneously; at the same time; together (in unison)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเช็คchékเช็คchék1[to] check; verify; inspect2cheque; check (bank draft)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเลขdtuua-lêekตัวเลขdtuua-lêek1digit; numeral character2numeral; written number3figures; numerical dataในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมุดsà-mùtสมุดsà-mùt1notebook; exercise book2booklet; record book; ledgerรายวันraai-wanรายวันraai-wan1daily (occurring every day)2per day; day-rateตรงกับdtrong-gàpตรงกับdtrong-gàp1[to] match; correspond (to/with)2[to] fall on; coincide with (a date/time)3[to] be equivalent to; amount to4[to] align with; be directly in line withงบngópงบngópbudget (informal); fundsจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)
Tomorrow we have to reconcile the monthly books together to check that the figures in the journal match the actual accounts.
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หลังlǎngปิดยอดbpìt-yɔ̂ɔtฉันchǎnใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaชั่วโมงchûua-moongหนึ่งnʉ̀ngดุลงบdun-ngópให้hâiรายการraai-gaanเดินdəənบัญชีban-chiiตรงกับdtrong-gàpใบเสร็จbai-sèt
After closing the totals, I spent an hour reconciling the books so that the ledger entries matched the receipts.
ฝ่ายบัญชีfàai-ban-chiiต้องdtɔ̂ngดุลงบdun-ngópทุกtúkสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanโดยdooiตรวจdtrùuatรายการraai-gaanค้างkáangและlɛ́ปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungบันทึกban-tʉ́kให้hâiตรงกับdtrong-gàpรายงานraai-ngaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan
The accounting department must reconcile the books at the end of each month by checking outstanding items and adjusting entries to match the bank statement.
ผู้pûuตรวจdtrùuatบัญชีban-chiiแนะให้nɛ́-hâiเราraoดุลงบdun-ngópใหม่màiโดยdooiบันทึกban-tʉ́kค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiค้างkáangรับrápและlɛ́ย้อนyɔ́ɔnปรับbpràpรายการraai-gaanผิดพลาดpìt-plâatให้hâiตัวเลขdtuua-lêekสอดคล้องกันsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-gan
The auditor advised us to reconcile the books again by recording accrued expenses and retroactively correcting errors so the figures align.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
dun
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดุลdunดุลdun1balance; equilibrium; (accounting) balance2balanced; in equilibrium3to balance; to equilibrate4balance scale (literary)balance; equilibrium; (accounting) balancePart 1
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ดุลงบdun-ngópดุลงบdun-ngóp[to] balance the budget[to] balance the budgetWord