ต่อน
dtɔ̀ɔnMeanings
1NounB1
piece; chunk
A piece or chunk of food, especially meat or fish, often found in a liquid or sauce (commonly used in the context of Northeastern Thai cuisine).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketส้มตำปลาร้าsôm dtam bplaa-ráaส้มตำปลาร้าsôm dtam bplaa-ráapapaya salad with fermented fishแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ต่อนdtònต่อนdtòn1piece; chunk2classifier for pieces of foodๆ-
I like eating papaya salad with chunks of fermented fish.
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แกงอ่อมgɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔmหม้อmɔ̂ɔนี้níiมีแต่น้ำmii-dtɛ̀ɛ-náamไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีmiiต่อนdtɔ̀ɔnเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเลยləəi
This pot of spicy dill soup is mostly liquid, there are hardly any chunks of meat.
เวลาway-laaแม่mâeทำtamปลาร้าสับbplaa ráa sàpแม่mâeจะjàเลือกlêuuakต่อนdtònปลาร้าbplaa ráaที่têeเนื้อnéuuaแน่นๆnâen nâenมาmaaสับsàpให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiat
When mom makes minced fermented fish, she selects firm chunks of fermented fish to mince finely.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápความอร่อยkwaam-à-rɔ̀iของkɔ̌ɔngแกงอ่อมgɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔmถ้วยtûuaiนี้níiคือkʉʉการเคี่ยวgaan-kîiaoต่อนdtɔ̀ɔnเนื้อnʉ́ʉaจนjonเปื่อยbpʉ̀ʉaiและlɛ́ซึมซับsʉm-sápเครื่องแกงkrʉ̂ʉang-gɛɛngอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîi
The secret to the deliciousness of this bowl of spicy dill soup is braising the meat chunks until they are tender and fully absorb the curry paste.
2ClassifierB2
classifier for pieces of food
Classifier used for pieces or chunks of food, particularly meat or fermented fish.
Examples
ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forปลาร้าbplaa ráaปลาร้าbplaa ráafermented fish (seasoning)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scaleสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondต่อนdtònต่อนdtòn1piece; chunk2classifier for pieces of foodใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ลงไปlong bpaiลงไปlong bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladถาดtàatถาดtàat1tray2classifier: traysนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Please add about two large pieces of fermented fish into this papaya salad tray.
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The vendor scooped three chunks of meat in the spicy dill soup for the customer.
เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat-glom-glɔ̀ɔmสูตรsùutนี้níiแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiใส่sàiปลาแดกbplaa-dɛ̀ɛkลงไปlong-bpaiต้มdtômสักsàkสี่sìiถึงtʉ̌ngห้าhâaต่อนdtɔ̀ɔn
To achieve a well-rounded flavor, this recipe recommends boiling about four to five pieces of fermented fish in the broth.
ยายyaaiมักจะmák jàเก็บgèpปลาร้าbplaa ráaชิ้นchínใหญ่ๆyài yàiไว้wáiในnaiไหhăiและláeเลือกlêuuakหยิบyìpมาmaaทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoแค่kâeทีละสองtee-lá sŏngสามsăamต่อนdtònเพื่อให้pêuua hâiพอดีpo deeกินgin
Grandma usually keeps large pieces of fermented fish in a jar and picks out just two or three pieces at a time to cook, so it's just enough to eat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtɔ̀ɔn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |