ตนเอง

dton ayng

Meanings

1NounB1

oneself (reflexive pronoun)

yourself/himself/herself/themselves; a reflexive form referring back to the subject for emphasis

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำอาหารtam aa-hăanทำอาหารtam aa-hăan[to] cook; prepare foodให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitตนเองdton ayngตนเองdton ayng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identityกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
He cooks for himself every day.
2NounB2

one's own (possessive)

belonging to oneself; often used with ของของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods or after a noun to mark personal possession or emphasis

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนเองdton ayngตนเองdton ayng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeทำมาtam maaทำมาtam maa1[to] have done; have been doing (up to now)2[to] make/prepare earlier (and bring/use now)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
This is his own business that he has been dedicated to for many years.
3NounC1

the self; one's identity

a person's own self or identity

Examples

การเดินทางgaan dern taangการเดินทางgaan dern taang1travel; traveling (in general)2a trip; a journeyคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutตนเองdton ayngตนเองdton ayng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identityมากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
Traveling alone made me learn more about myself.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตนdtonตนdton1self (as a concept)2classifier: person/being (formal)3self; oneselfPart 1
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เองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)Part 2
ตนเองdton ayngตนเองdton ayngoneself (reflexive pronoun)