ตอตะโก
dtɔɔ-dtà-gooMeaning
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charred tree stump
a tree stump blackened by fire, commonly used as a comparison for something extremely black, especially in ดำเป็นตอตะโก.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛbe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] brag; boast3[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadไหม้mâiไหม้mâi1[to] burn; catch fire2[to] scorch; char; be burnt3burnt; scorched; charredดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ตอตะโกdtɔɔ-dtà-gooตอตะโกdtɔɔ-dtà-goocharred tree stump
I was so busy talking on the phone that the toast burned completely black.
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ก้นหม้อgôn-mɔ̂ɔใบbaiนี้níiดำdamเป็นbpenตอตะโกdtɔɔ-dtà-gooเพราะprɔ́แม่mɛ̂ɛใช้cháiหุงhǔngข้าวkâaoบนbonเตาdtaoฟืนfʉʉnทุกวันtúk-wan
The bottom of this pot is pitch-black because Mom uses it to cook rice over a wood fire every day.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàขัดkàtอยู่yùuหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpคราบkrâapที่tîiก้นgônกระทะgrà-táก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiหลุดlùtจนหมดjon-mòtและlɛ́บางส่วนbaang-sùuanยังyangดำdamเป็นbpenตอตะโกdtɔɔ-dtà-goo
Even after repeated scrubbing, the stains on the bottom of the pan would not come off completely, and some areas remained pitch-black.
เนื้อที่nʉ́ʉa-tîiย่างyâangจนjonดำdamเป็นbpenตอตะโกdtɔɔ-dtà-gooควรkuuanทิ้งtíngไปbpaiไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛราดrâatน้ำจิ้มnáam-jîmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลบรสglòp-rótไหม้mâiแล้วlɛ́ɛoกินginต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
Meat grilled until it is charred black should be thrown away, rather than simply covered in sauce to mask the burnt taste and eaten.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตะโกdtà-gooตะโกdtà-gooa Diospyros (persimmon/ebony) tree; its wood or fruita Diospyros (persimmon/ebony) tree; its wood or fruitPart 2
ตอตะโกdtɔɔ-dtà-gooตอตะโกdtɔɔ-dtà-goocharred tree stumpcharred tree stumpWord