ต๋ง
dtǒngMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] take a cut; [to] collect a fee
to collect or deduct a fee, commission, or percentage from money, especially the cut taken by the house or dealer in a gambling game
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เจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉเจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉ1banker; house (in gambling)2bookmaker; bookieจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ต๋งdtǒngต๋งdtǒng1[to] take a cut; [to] collect a fee2cut; commission; rakeเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmผู้ชนะpûu-chá-náผู้ชนะpûu-chá-náwinner; victorทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5ค่า is a friendly drawn-out or written form of ค่ะ, used mainly in informal replies, acknowledgments, and thanks.สถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiplace; location; venue
The dealer will deduct a cut from the winner every round as a venue fee.
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ถ้าtâaคุณkunเล่นlênไพ่pâiที่นี่tîi-nîiจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngถูกtùukต๋งdtǒngเงินngənสิบsìpเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-sen
If you play cards here, 10 percent of the money will be collected as a cut.
การตั้งgaan-dtângวงwongพนันpá-nanในบ้านnai-bâanมักจะmák-jàมีmiiคนkonคอยkɔɔiต๋งdtǒngเงินngənจากjàakยอดyɔ̂ɔtเดิมพันdəəm-panเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenรายได้พิเศษraai-dâai-pí-sèet
Setting up a gambling circle at home usually involves someone collecting a cut from the betting pool as extra income.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatจับกุมjàp-gumเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngบ่อนbɔ̀ɔnที่tîiลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpเปิดbpə̀ətให้hâiนักพนันnák-pá-nanเข้ามาkâo-maaเล่นlênและlɛ́คอยkɔɔiต๋งdtǒngเงินngənอย่างผิดกฎหมายyàang-pìt-gòt-mǎai
The police arrested the casino owner who illegally opened for gamblers and illicitly collected a cut.
2NounB2
cut; commission; rake
a fee, commission, or percentage kept from money, especially the house's cut in a gambling game
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉเจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉ1banker; house (in gambling)2bookmaker; bookieได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerค่าต๋งkâa-dtǒngค่าต๋งkâa-dtǒngcommission; cut; kickbackไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)พนันpá-nanพนันpá-nan1[to] bet; gamble; wager [on sth]2betting; gambling; wagerหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several people
Today the dealer got a lot in house cuts because many people came to gamble.
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เงินngənที่tîiได้dâaiจากjàakการเล่นgaan-lênไพ่pâiต้องdtɔ̂ngแบ่งbɛ̀ngไปbpaiจ่ายjàaiเป็นbpenค่าต๋งkâa-dtǒngให้hâiเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiด้วยdûuai
The money won from playing cards must also be divided to pay as a house cut to the venue owner.
รายได้raai-dâaiหลักlàkของkɔ̌ɔngบ่อนการพนันbɔ̀ɔn-gaan-pá-nanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมาจากmaa-jàakค่าต๋งkâa-dtǒngที่เก็บtîi-gèpจากjàakผู้เล่นpûu-lênที่tîiชนะchá-náในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láรอบrɔ̂ɔp
The main income of this gambling den comes from the house cut collected from the winning players in each round.
การgaanหักhàkต๋งdtǒngในnaiอัตราàt-dtraaที่tîiสูงเกินไปsǔung-gəən-bpaiทำให้tam-hâiนักพนันnák-pá-nanหลายคนlǎai-konตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiย้ายไปyáai-bpaiเล่นlênที่อื่นtîi-ʉ̀ʉn
Deducting the house cut at a rate that is too high made many gamblers decide to move to play elsewhere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dtǒng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |