ตะพด
dtà-pótMeaning
1NounB2
staff; walking stick; cudgel
A stout stick or staff carried in the hand, used as a walking stick or sometimes as a weapon
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about5[to] hold; possess (assets or rights)ตะพดdtà-pótตะพดdtà-pótstaff; walking stick; cudgelเดินเล่นdəən-lênเดินเล่นdəən-lên[to] stroll; walk for leisure; wander aroundในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]พยุงตัวpá-yung-dtuuaพยุงตัวpá-yung-dtuua1[to] support oneself; [to] steady oneself2[to] keep oneself afloat; [to] sustain oneselfไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; topple
Grandpa carries a walking stick to walk in the garden every morning to help support himself from falling.
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นักเลงnák-leengสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักจะmák-jàพกpókไม้ตะพดmáai-dtà-pótไว้wáiเป็นbpenอาวุธaa-wútสำหรับsǎm-ràpป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuua
Thugs in the old days often carried a stout staff as a weapon for self-defense.
ช่างแกะสลักchâang-gɛ̀-sà-làkนำnamไม้เนื้อแข็งmáai-nʉ́ʉa-kɛ̌ngมาmaaทำเป็นtam-bpenตะพดdtà-pótซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีmiiหัวจับhǔua-jàpที่tîiประณีตbprà-nîitและlɛ́สวยงามsǔuai-ngaamมากmâak
The carver used hardwood to make a staff, which has a very elaborate and beautiful handle.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiบางครั้งbaang-krángตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekจะjàใช้cháiตะพดdtà-pótคู่กายkûu-gaaiในnaiการต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuกับgàpศัตรูsàt-dtruuอย่างyàangห้าวหาญhâao-hǎan
In Thai literature, the main characters sometimes use their trusty staff to fight off enemies bravely.
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 syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
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 | — | — |