ต้นคิด
dtôn-kítMeaning
1NounB2
originator; initiator; mastermind
the person who first comes up with an idea, plan, or project; an initiator or mastermind
Examples
ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเป็นต้นbpen-dtônเป็นต้นbpen-dtônetc.; and so onคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)การจัดงานgaan-jàt-ngaanการจัดงานgaan-jàt-ngaanevent organizing; holding an eventปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtîiปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtîi1party (social event)2[to] partyเซอร์ไพรส์səə-práiเซอร์ไพรส์səə-prái1surprise2[to] surprise [sb] (by doing sth unexpected)3surprised (informal)วันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthdayให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant woman
Who came up with the idea of organizing a surprise birthday party for Mom?
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เขาkǎoเป็นต้นbpen-dtônคิดkítให้hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoมาmaaเที่ยวtîiaoทะเลtá-leeด้วยกันdûuai-ganในnaiวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaao
He was the one who came up with the idea for us to visit the beach together during the long weekend.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamเองeengแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เป็นต้นbpen-dtônคิดkítของkɔ̌ɔngโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekที่tîiประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètนี้níi
Even though he didn't do the hands-on work himself, he was the mastermind behind this successful project.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaต้นคิดdtôn-kítที่วางtîi-waangแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanฉ้อโกงchɔ̂ɔ-goongประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonในnaiครั้งนี้kráng-níi
The police are investigating heavily to find the mastermind who planned this public fraud.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan[to] think; considerPart 2
ต้นคิดdtôn-kítต้นคิดdtôn-kítoriginator; initiator; mastermindoriginator; initiator; mastermindWord