ต้นธาร
dtôn-taanMeanings
1NounB2
headwaters; source of a river
The place where a river or stream begins; the headwaters or source.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developฝายชะลอน้ำfăai chá-lo náamฝายชะลอน้ำfăai chá-lo náamcheck dam; small weir to slow flowใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)บริเวณbo-rí-waynบริเวณbo-rí-wayn1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity ofต้นธารdtôn taanต้นธารdtôn taan1headwaters; source of a river2origin; source (figurative)
The villagers helped build a check dam near the river's headwaters.
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ทริปtrípนี้níiเราraoจะjàเดินป่าdəən-bpàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปให้bpai-hâiถึงtʉ̌ngต้นธารdtôn-taanของkɔ̌ɔngแม่น้ำปิงmɛ̂ɛ-náam-bping
On this trip, we will hike to reach the source of the Ping River.
การอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákป่าไม้bpàa-máaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenต้นธารdtôn-taanมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngต่อdtɔ̀ɔความสมดุลkwaam-sǒm-dunของkɔ̌ɔngระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetทั้งtángลุ่มน้ำlûm-náam
Conserving the forest at the headwaters is crucial for the ecological balance of the entire river basin.
นักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaนานnaanหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaในnaiการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangฝ่าฟันfàa-fanอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นหาkón-hǎaต้นธารdtôn-taanที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingของkɔ̌ɔngแม่น้ำแอมะซอนmɛ̂ɛ-náam-ɛɛ-má-sɔɔn
Explorers spent many weeks overcoming obstacles to find the true source of the Amazon River.
2NounC1
origin; source (figurative)
(Figurative) The origin, source, or starting point of something, such as an idea, a movement, or a problem.
Examples
ความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáeng1conflict; disagreement; dispute; clash2contradiction; incompatibility; inconsistencyเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleน้อยๆnói nóiน้อยๆnói nói1slightly; a little; a bit2small; slight; little (amount/degree)กลายglaaiกลายglaai[to] become; turn into; transform (into)เป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taanเป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taan1[to] be the headwaters/source2[to] be the origin/causeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตามมาdtaam maaตามมาdtaam maa1[to] follow; come after2[to] ensue; result
Small conflicts became the source of the big problems that followed.
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มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiแห่งนี้hàeng néeถือtĕuuaเป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taanแห่งhàengความรู้kwaam róoและláeนวัตกรรมná-wát-dtà-gamใหม่ๆmài màiของkŏngประเทศbprà-têet
This university is considered the source of new knowledge and innovation for the country.
การปฏิวัติฝรั่งเศสgaan-bpà-dtì-wát-fà-ràng-sèetถือtʉ̌ʉเป็นต้นธารbpen-dtôn-taanแห่งhɛ̀ngแนวคิดประชาธิปไตยสมัยใหม่nɛɛo-kít-bprà-chaa-típ-bpà-dtai-sà-mǎi-màiที่tîiแพร่หลายprɛ̂ɛ-lǎaiไปbpaiทั่วโลกtûua-lôok
The French Revolution is considered the origin of modern democratic ideas that have spread throughout the world.
สุนทรภู่sǔn-tɔɔn-pûuคือkʉʉต้นธารdtôn-taanแห่งhɛ̀ngขนบการประพันธ์kà-nòp-gaan-bprà-panกลอนสุภาพglɔɔn-sù-pâapที่tîiกวีgà-wiiยุคหลังyúk-lǎngได้dâaiยึดyʉ́tถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenแบบอย่างbɛ̀ɛp-yàang
Sunthorn Phu is the originator of the poetic convention for 'klon suphap' that later generations of poets have adopted as a model.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ต้นธาร said ต้น-ทาน?
dtôn-taan
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 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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ต้นธารdtôn-taanต้นธารdtôn-taanheadwaters; source of a riverheadwaters; source of a riverWord