ต้นหน
dtôn-hǒnMeaning
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ship's navigator
A crew member responsible for determining a ship's position and the course it should follow.
Examples
ต้นหนdtôn-hǒnต้นหนdtôn-hǒnship's navigatorใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแผนที่เดินเรือpɛ̌ɛn-tîi-dəən-rʉʉaแผนที่เดินเรือpɛ̌ɛn-tîi-dəən-rʉʉanautical chart; sea chartเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactเส้นทางsên-taangเส้นทางsên-taang1route; path2course; path (figurative)3file or directory path (computing)ไปยังbpai-yangไปยังbpai-yangto; toward (a destination)ท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉa1pier; dock2port; harbor
The navigator used a nautical chart to find a route to the port.
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กัปตันgàp-dtanถามtǎamต้นหนdtôn-hǒnว่าwâaเรือrʉʉaอยู่yùuที่ไหนtîi-nǎiและlɛ́ควรkuuanเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiทางtaangใดdai
The captain asked the navigator where the ship was and which direction it should take.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหมอกmɔ̀ɔkลงlongจัดjàtต้นหนdtôn-hǒnตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngเรือrʉʉaจากjàakเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉบนbonสะพานsà-paanเดินเรือdəən-rʉʉaแล้วlɛ́ɛoเสนอsà-nə̌əให้hâiปรับbpràpเส้นทางsên-taangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangแนวหินnɛɛo-hǐnใต้น้ำdtâai-náam
When thick fog set in, the navigator checked the ship's position using the instruments on the bridge and recommended changing course to avoid submerged rocks.
ต้นหนdtôn-hǒnต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนวณkam-nuuanผลpǒnของkɔ̌ɔngกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamและlɛ́ลมlomเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกำหนดgam-nòtเส้นทางsên-taangที่tîiจะพาjà-paaเรือrʉʉaไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngจุดหมายjùt-mǎaiได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The navigator must calculate the effects of currents and wind to determine a course that will bring the ship safely to its destination.
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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ต้นหนdtôn-hǒnต้นหนdtôn-hǒnship's navigatorship's navigatorWord