ต่อยอด

dtɔ̀ɔ-yɔ̂ɔt

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] graft (horticulture)

to graft a scion onto a rootstock to improve or change a plant

Examples

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2VerbB2

[to] build on; [to] develop further; [to] add value

to use an existing idea, asset, or result as a base and extend, improve, or leverage it to create additional value or growth (e.g., building on research, reinvesting profits)

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rèt[to] succeed; achieve successเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; would like toต่อยอดdtò yôtต่อยอดdtò yôt1[to] graft (horticulture)2[to] build on; [to] develop further; [to] add valueด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการเปิดgaan bpèrtการเปิดgaan bpèrt1opening (the act)2switching on; activation3official start; opening4opening up; liberalizationสาขาsăa-kăaสาขาsăa-kăa1branch (office/location)2field; discipline3branch (tree/river) [formal/literary]เพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extra
Once his small business started to succeed, he wanted to build on it by opening more branches.
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Tones

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

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

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

dtɔ̀ɔ

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——