ถูกต้ม
tùuk-dtômMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] be boiled
To be cooked or heated in boiling water or another liquid.
Examples
ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)ถูกต้มtùuk-dtômถูกต้มtùuk-dtôm1[to] be boiled2[to] be tricked; be swindledจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The eggs have been boiled until cooked.
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These two eggs were boiled this morning.
The corn was cooked in boiling water for about ten minutes.
2VerbB1
[to] be tricked; be swindled
To be deceived or cheated, especially into giving someone money or believing a false claim.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ถูกต้มtùuk-dtômถูกต้มtùuk-dtôm1[to] be boiled2[to] be tricked; be swindledจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสียเงินsǐia-ngənเสียเงินsǐia-ngən1[to] spend/pay money; cost money2[to] lose money3[to] waste moneyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
I was scammed out of a thousand baht.
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เขาkǎoถูกต้มtùuk-dtômให้hâiซื้อsʉ́ʉโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpปลอมbplɔɔmเพราะprɔ́หลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaคนขายkon-kǎaiที่tîiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเป็นbpenของแท้kɔ̌ɔng-tɛ́ɛ
He was tricked into buying a fake phone because he believed the seller's claim that it was genuine.
เธอtəəเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้rúuว่าwâaถูกต้มtùuk-dtômหลังจากlǎng-jàakโอนเงินoon-ngənไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiรับrápสินค้าsǐn-káa
She only realized she had been scammed when she didn't receive the goods after transferring the money.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatก็gɔ̂ยังyangถูกต้มtùuk-dtômให้hâiลงทุนlong-tunในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiอยู่yùuจริงjing
Even though he checked the documents carefully, he was still conned into investing in a company that did not exist.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tùuk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)cheap; inexpensivePart 1
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ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)[to] boil; simmerPart 2
ถูกต้มtùuk-dtômถูกต้มtùuk-dtôm[to] be boiled[to] be boiledWord