ด้นคำ
dôn-kamMeaning
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[to] improvise verses/lyrics
To compose words, lines, or lyrics spontaneously without prior preparation, especially in poetic, musical, or performance contexts (e.g., luk thung, mor lam, spoken word).
Examples
หมอลำmŏ lamหมอลำmŏ lam1mor lam performer2mor lam (genre/performance tradition)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเก่งมากgèng mâakเก่งมากgèng mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentด้นคำdôn kamด้นคำdôn kam[to] improvise verses/lyricsสดๆsòt sòtสดๆsòt sòt1very fresh2live (broadcast)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เวทีway-teeเวทีway-tee1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring (combat sports)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class period
This mor lam singer is very skilled; he can improvise lyrics live on stage for hours.
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ในnaiการแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngกลอนสดglɔɔn-sòtผู้เข้าแข่งขันpûu-kâo-kɛ̀ng-kǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngด้นคำdôn-kamตามdtaamหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔที่tîiได้รับdâi-rápทันทีtan-tii
In the live poetry competition, contestants must immediately improvise verses on the given topic.
ความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการgaanด้นคำdôn-kamได้dâaiอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenคุณสมบัติเด่นkun-ná-sǒm-bàt-dèenของkɔ̌ɔngศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinลำตัดlam-dtàtตัวจริงdtuua-jing
The ability to improvise lyrics fluently is considered a key characteristic of a true Lam Tad performer.
พอpɔɔเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngอารมณ์เพลงaa-rom-pleengนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngลูกทุ่งlûuk-tûngก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmด้นคำdôn-kamเป็นbpenเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konได้dâaiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang-nâa-tʉ̂ng
Once he got into the mood of the song, the luk thung singer began to improvise lyrics into a story that remarkably reflected people's lives.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ด้นคำ said ด้น-คัม?
dôn-kam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ด้นdônด้นdôn1[to] improvise; ad-lib2[to] stitch; sew with running stitches[to] improvise; ad-libPart 1
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ด้นคำdôn-kamด้นคำdôn-kam[to] improvise verses/lyrics[to] improvise verses/lyricsWord