ตอ
dtɔɔMeaning
1NounB1
stump; stubble
the rooted base of a tree or plant left after its trunk or stem has been cut down
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureตัดต้นdtàt-dtônตัดต้นdtàt-dtôn1[to] cut down [a tree/plant]2[to] pay down principal [of a loan]ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanตอdtɔɔตอdtɔɔstump; stubbleอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-สนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
After the tree was cut, a stump remained in the middle of the yard.
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The children rested on a tree stump during their hike.
ช่างchângเน้นnénว่าwâaตอdtɔɔที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakการโค่นgaan-kôonควรkuuanถูกtùukขุดkùtออกɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganปลวกbplùuak
The technician emphasized that the stump left after felling should be removed to prevent termites.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanทาสีtaa-sǐiตอdtɔɔทุกtúkต้นdtônด้วยdûuaiน้ำยาnáam-yaaกันganเชื้อราchʉ́ʉa-raaเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiโรคrôokแพร่prɛ̂ɛไปยังbpai-yangต้นdtônใหม่mài
The gardener painted every stump with antifungal solution to prevent disease from spreading to new trees.
ชาวนาchaao-naaเผาpǎoตอdtɔɔข้าวkâaoในnaiนาnaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamดินdinปลูกbplùukใหม่màiปีหน้าbpii-nâa
The farmer burns the rice stubble in the field to prepare the soil for next year’s planting.
หลังจากlăng jàakตัดdtàtต้นยางพาราdtôn yaang paa-raaแล้วláeoยังyangเหลือlĕuuaตอdtoเตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîiaอยู่yòoเต็มdtemแปลงbplaeng
After cutting the rubber trees, short stumps remain all over the plot.
ตอdtɔɔอ้อยɔ̂ɔiที่tîiแข็งทื่อkɛ̌ng-tʉ̂ʉอาจàatบาดเท้าbàat-táaoได้dâaiถ้าtâaไม่ใส่mâi-sàiรองเท้าบูทrɔɔng-táao-bùutตอนdtɔɔnเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiao
The rigid sugarcane stubble can cut your feet if you don’t wear boots during harvest.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtɔɔ
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 | — | — |