ตัวยืน
dtuua-yʉʉnMeanings
1NounB2
regular starter; mainstay
a regular first-choice member of a team; a mainstay in a group who is expected to be in the lineup or role.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaกองหน้าgɔɔng-nâa1forward/striker (sports)2vanguard; advance guard (military)ตัวยืนdtuua-yʉʉnตัวยืนdtuua-yʉʉn1regular starter; mainstay2anchor; fixed elementของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffสโมสรฟุตบอลsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔn-fút-bɔɔnสโมสรฟุตบอลsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔn-fút-bɔɔnfootball club; soccer club (the organization or its team)แห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan1season (time of year)2season (sports/activities)3season (TV series)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He has been the first-choice striker for this football club for many seasons.
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นักร้องนำnák-rɔ́ɔng-namเป็นbpenตัวยืนdtuua-yʉʉnของkɔ̌ɔngวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงwongนี้níiถ้าtâaเขาkǎoลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkไปbpaiวงwongอาจจะàat-jàต้องdtɔ̂ngยุบyúp
The lead singer is the mainstay of this band; if he were to quit, the band might have to break up.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaโค้ชkóotจะjàปรับเปลี่ยนbpràp-bplìianแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanเล่นlênอย่างไรyàang-raiผู้รักษาประตูpûu-rák-sǎa-bprà-dtuuคนนี้kon-níiก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongเป็นbpenตัวยืนdtuua-yʉʉnที่tîiทีมtiimจะjàขาดไม่ได้kàat-mâi-dâai
No matter how the coach adjusts the game plan, this goalkeeper remains the indispensable first-choice player the team cannot do without.
ในnaiแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoพี่สมศรีpîi-sǒm-sǐiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenตัวยืนdtuua-yʉʉnในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการประสานงานgaan-bprà-sǎan-ngaanเพราะprɔ́เธอtəəมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatและlɛ́ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanสูงsǔungมากmâak
In our department, P' Somsri is considered the mainstay for coordination because she is highly skilled and experienced.
2NounB2
anchor; fixed element
a fixed value or item used as the base while other parts vary, e.g., an anchor digit in number combinations.
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหวยhŭuayหวยhŭuay1lottery; numbers game; [Thai] lottery2lottery ticket (informal)พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เลขlêekเลขlêek1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery number5เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ตัวยืนdtuua yeunตัวยืนdtuua yeun1regular starter; mainstay2anchor; fixed elementแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเลขlêekเลขlêek1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery numberอื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2other; anotherๆ-มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerผสมpà-sŏmผสมpà-sŏm1[to] mix; blend [sth]2mixed; blended; hybrid3[to] breed; mate; crossbreed
When buying lottery tickets, my dad uses the number 5 as the anchor digit and then buys other numbers to combine with it.
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เวลาway-laaจะjàสร้างsâangเบอร์โทรศัพท์ber toh-rá-sàpสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiเราraoต้องเลือกdtông lêuuakเลขlêekตัวยืนdtuua yeunมาก่อนmaa gònแล้วláeoค่อยkôiหาhăaเลขlêekอื่นèunมาmaaต่อท้ายdtò táai
When creating a nice phone number, you have to choose an anchor number first, then find other numbers to add to it.
ในnaiการทดลองgaan tót-longนี้néeเราraoต้องdtôngใช้cháiสารละลายsăan-lá-laaiAเป็นbpenตัวยืนdtuua yeunเพื่อpêuuaเปรียบเทียบbprìiap tîiapผลpŏnกับgàpสารละลายsăan-lá-laaiตัวdtuuaอื่นๆèun èun
In this experiment, we must use solution A as the fixed base for comparing the results with other solutions.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpสูตรsùutการคำนวณgaan-kam-nuuanภาษีpaa-sǐiปีนี้bpii-níiอัตราàt-dtraaขั้นต่ำkân-dtàmสุดsùtจะjàถูกtùukใช้cháiเป็นbpenตัวยืนdtuua-yʉʉnในnaiการคำนวณgaan-kam-nuuanฐานภาษีtǎan-paa-sǐiที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpai
For this year's tax calculation formula, the lowest rate will be used as the base value for calculating more complex tax brackets.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtuua
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
ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 1
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ยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)[to] standPart 2
ตัวยืนdtuua-yʉʉnตัวยืนdtuua-yʉʉnregular starter; mainstayregular starter; mainstayWord