ตบ
dtòpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] slap
to hit with the flat of the hand
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hitแก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)ตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ตื่นdtèuunตื่นdtèuun1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited about
She lightly slapped her own cheek to wake up.
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Mom forbids slapping friends because it hurts and is impolite.
He was so angry that he accidentally slapped the table loudly with his palm.
นักแสดงหญิงnák-sà-dɛɛng-yǐngยกมือyók-mʉʉขึ้นkʉ̂nตบdtòpหน้าnâaในnaiฉากchàakดราม่าdraa-mâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngไม่ได้mâi-dâaiลงlongแรงจริงrɛɛng-jing
The actress raised her hand to slap a face in a dramatic scene, but it was acting, not a real hard hit.
2VerbB1
[to] smack; swat
to deliver a quick flat hit, often to drive away or kill insects or to knock something aside
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตบยุงdtòp-yungตบยุงdtòp-yung1[to] swat a mosquito2[to] be dead quiet; [to] have no customersที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleevesแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปัดbpàtปัดbpàt1[to] brush; dust off2[to] swipe away; flick away3[to] swipe (on a touchscreen)4[to] reject; dismiss; brush off5[to] apply (makeup) lightlyมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)ลงพื้นlong-pʉ́ʉnลงพื้นlong-pʉ́ʉn[to] come down onto the ground or floor; land
She swatted the mosquito on her arm and brushed it to the floor.
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He slapped the dust off his shirt before walking into the room.
ผมpǒmตบdtòpแมลงวันmá-lɛɛng-wanบนbonโต๊ะdtóด้วยdûuaiกระดาษgrà-dàatเพราะprɔ́มันmanบินวนbin-wonไม่หยุดmâi-yùt
I swatted the fly on the table with a piece of paper because it kept circling.
เธอtəəตบdtòpควันธูปkwan-tûupให้hâiจางjaangออกไปจากɔ̀ɔk-bpai-jàakหน้าnâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoขยับkà-yàpแจกันjɛɛ-ganเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiไม่ให้mâi-hâiชนchonกันgan
She waved away the incense smoke with quick slaps and nudged the vases slightly so they wouldn't bump into each other.
3VerbB1
[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hit
in volleyball, to strike the ball forcefully downward over the net; by extension, to deliver a forceful downward hit
Examples
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaathlete; sportsperson; playerตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hitบอลbɔɔnบอลbɔɔn1ball (object)2football; soccerข้ามเน็ตkâam-nétข้ามเน็ตkâam-nét[to] go over the netลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)พอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmแต้มdtɛ̂ɛm1point; score; tally2dot; speck; spot3[to] dot; dab; apply a small amountทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The player spiked the ball over the net right on the line and scored immediately.
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โค้ชkóotบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเซตเตอร์sêet-dtə̂əเปิดทางbpə̀ət-taangให้hâiนักnákตบdtòpด้านซ้ายdâan-sáaiตบdtòpเร็วreo
The coach told the setter to open the way for the left-side hitter to make a quick spike.
She jumped and spiked sharply into the narrow angle, leaving the block unable to react.
แมทช์mɛ̂ɛtนี้níiทีมเราtiim-raoวางwaangบอลbɔɔnหลอกlɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iตบสวนdtòp-sǔuanบล็อกblɔ́kทำให้tam-hâiฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng-dtrong-kâamรับrápยากyâak
In this match, our team feinted with a set first, then spiked against the block, making it hard for the opponents to receive.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtòp
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 | — | — |