ตกค่ำ
dtòk-kâmMeaning
1AdverbA2
at dusk; at nightfall
when evening comes; at dusk or nightfall.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenตกค่ำdtòk-kâmตกค่ำdtòk-kâmat dusk; at nightfallฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
When evening comes, I go home.
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When nightfall comes, we will go for a walk at the night market.
In my village, when evening comes, the weather gets cooler.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoมักจะmák-jàมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganที่tîiชายหาดchaai-hàatและlɛ́พอpɔɔตกค่ำdtòk-kâmก็gɔ̂จะjàเริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanมาmaaตั้งdtângแผงขายpɛ̌ɛng-kǎai
Tourists often gather at the beach, and when dusk comes, restaurants start setting up their stalls.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtòk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
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ค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow lateevening; duskPart 2
ตกค่ำdtòk-kâmตกค่ำdtòk-kâmat dusk; at nightfallat dusk; at nightfallWord