ตำบล
dtam-bonMeanings
1NounB1
subdistrict (administrative unit)
An administrative subdivision in Thailand below a district (amphoe) and above a village (muban); often abbreviated as “ต.”.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ตำบลหนองขามdtam-bon-nɔ̌ɔng-kǎamตำบลหนองขามdtam-bon-nɔ̌ɔng-kǎamNong Kham Subdistrict (Thailand)อำเภอเมืองam-pəə-mʉʉangอำเภอเมืองam-pəə-mʉʉangprovincial capital district; Mueang district
My house is in Nong Kham subdistrict, Mueang district.
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ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaตำบลdtam-bonของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoมีmiiสิบsìpหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanและlɛ́มีmiiสำนักงานตำบลsǎm-nák-ngaan-dtam-bonอยู่yùuใกล้วัดglâi-wát
The village head said our subdistrict has ten villages and the subdistrict office is near the temple.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatโครงkroongการคัดแยกgaan-kát-yɛ̂ɛkขยะkà-yàให้กับhâi-gàpทุกtúkหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanในnaiตำบลdtam-bonเดียวกันdiiao-ganภายในpaai-naiปีนี้bpii-níi
The municipality announced a waste separation project for every village within the same subdistrict this year.
เขาkǎoย้ายyáaiทะเบียนบ้านtá-biian-bâanจากjàakตำบลdtam-bonเดิมdəəmไปยังbpai-yangตำบลdtam-bonใหม่màiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกlûukได้dâaiเข้าkâoโรงเรียนroong-riianในnaiเขตkèetอำเภอam-pəəเดียวกันdiiao-gan
He transferred his household registration from the old subdistrict to a new one so his child could attend a school within the same district.
2NounC1
locality; place (dated/formal)
A locality or place; an older or formal sense outside the administrative use. Less common in modern general speech.
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛthe elderly; eldersจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เล่าขานlâo-kǎanเล่าขานlâo-kǎan[to] recount; pass down (stories)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingตำบลdtam-bonตำบลdtam-bon1subdistrict (administrative unit)2locality; place (dated/formal)เก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛ1ancient; very old2long-established; longstandingริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náamริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náam1riverside; riverbank2by/along the river (locative use)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toแวะพักwɛ́-pákแวะพักwɛ́-pák[to] stop for a rest; [to] make a stopover
In the old days, elders would tell tales of an ancient locality by the river where travelers always stopped to rest.
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เมื่อmêuuaเราraoเดินทางdern taangผ่านpàanป่าลึกbpàa léukก็gâwพบpópตำบลdtam-bonเล็กๆlék lékที่têeยังคงyang kongรักษาrák-săaขนบธรรมเนียมkà-nòp tam-niiamไว้wáiครบถ้วนkróp tûuan
As we traveled through the deep forest, we found a small locality that still preserved its traditions intact.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngตำบลdtam-bonอันanสงบงามsà-ngòp-ngaamแห่งhɛ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngที่tîiหมอกmɔ̀ɔkอรุณà-runโอบòopเอื้อʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́เสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangวัดwátก้องกังวานgɔ̂ɔng-gang-waan
The poet described a serene and beautiful locality where the dawn mist embraced and temple bells resonated.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatระบุว่าrá-bù wâaตำบลdtam-bonดังกล่าวdang glàaoเป็นbpenศูนย์กลางsŏon glaangการค้าgaan káaข้ามkâamคาบkâapสsมุกmúkร่วมrûuamร้อยปีrói bpeeแม้máeจะjàสูญหายsŏon hăaiจากjàakแผนที่păen-têeสมัยใหม่sà-măi mài
The historian noted that the said locality was a hub of trans-peninsular trade for a century, even though it has vanished from modern maps.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตำบล said ตัม-บล?
dtam-bon
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtam
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 | — | — |