ต่อน

dtɔ̀ɔn

Meanings

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

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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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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——