ตำรวจ
dtam-rùuatMeaning
1NounA2
police; police officer
A member of the police force; collectively, the police as an institution.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลงทางlǒng-taangหลงทางlǒng-taang1[to] get lost; lose one's way2[to] go astray; be misguided (figurative)
The police officer helps a lost person.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanตำรวจdtam-rùuatมาmaaตรวจกล้องdtrùuat-glɔ̂ngหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเพราะprɔ́มีmiiเหตุขโมยhèet-kà-mooi
Yesterday, the police came to check the front-door camera because there was a theft.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàไปbpaiแจ้งความjɛ̂ɛng-kwaamกับgàpตำรวจdtam-rùuatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpหายhǎai
Tomorrow I will report the lost phone to the police.
ชุมชนchum-chonนี้néeทำงานtam ngaanร่วมกับrûuam gàpตำรวจdtam-rùuatเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gamในพื้นที่nai péun-têe
This community works with the police to prevent crime in the area.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตำรวจ said ตัม-หรวด?
dtam-rùuat
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 | — | — |