ตั้งชัน

dtâng chan

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] be steep; [to] be upright

To be positioned vertically or at a steep angle.

Examples

ทางขึ้นtaang kêunทางขึ้นtaang kêun1way up; ascent route; boarding entrance2on-ramp; entry rampภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain rangeลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erectชันมากchan mâakชันมากchan mâakvery steepขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!
The road up this mountain is very steep; you have to be careful when driving.
2VerbB1

[to] set [sth] upright

To place or position something so that it stands straight up.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนอนราบnon râapนอนราบnon râap[to] lie flatแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ตั้งชันdtâng chanตั้งชันdtâng chan1[to] be steep; [to] be upright2[to] set [sth] uprightเข่าkàoเข่าkàokneeขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better
He lay flat and propped his knees up.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erectPart 1
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ชันchanชันchan1steep2to set/solidify (gel/mixture)3to thicken/coagulate (culinary)Part 2
ตั้งชันdtâng chanตั้งชันdtâng chan[to] be steep; [to] be upright