ถ่อ
tɔ̀ɔMeanings
1NounB2
punting pole
A long pole used for pushing a boat through shallow water.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeถ่อtɔ̀ɔถ่อtɔ̀ɔ1punting pole2[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole3[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to goอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatหลานชายlǎan-chaaiหลานชายlǎan-chaai1nephew2grandsonใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderค้ำkámค้ำkám1[to] prop; brace; support (from below)2[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwriteเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vessel
Grandfather made a new pole from bamboo for his grandson to use to push the boat.
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คนขับเรือkon-kàp-rʉʉaหยิบyìpถ่อtɔ̀ɔขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดันเรือdan-rʉʉaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenน้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉn
The boatman picked up the pole to push the boat out of the shallow water area.
ถ้าtâaระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamลึกlʉ́kเกินไปgəən-bpaiการใช้gaan-cháiถ่อtɔ̀ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบังคับbang-kápทิศtítทางเรือtaang-rʉʉaจะjàไม่ได้ผลmâi-dâai-pǒn
If the water level is too deep, using a pole to steer the boat won't be effective.
เขาkǎoเดินเข้าdəən-kâoป่าbpàaไปหาbpai-hǎaไม้máaiที่tîiตรงdtrongและlɛ́แข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngทนทานton-taanมาmaaทำเป็นtam-bpenถ่อtɔ̀ɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpเรือrʉʉaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
He walked into the forest to find a straight and durable piece of wood to make a pole for his boat.
2VerbB2
[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole
To propel a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of a body of water.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถ่อtòถ่อtò1punting pole2[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole3[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to goเรือreuuaเรือreuuaboat; ship; vesselไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchลำคลองlam klongลำคลองlam klongcanal; watercourseเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow paceเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชมวิวchom wiuชมวิวchom wiu[to] enjoy the view; take in the scenery
He punted the boat slowly along the small canal to enjoy the view.
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การgaanถ่อtɔ̀ɔเรือrʉʉaให้hâiตรงdtrongทิศทางtít-taangนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทักษะták-sàและlɛ́แรงrɛɛngแขนkɛ̌ɛnค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangมากmâak
Punting a boat straight requires quite a lot of skill and arm strength.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมีmiiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanในnaiการgaanถ่อtɔ̀ɔเรือrʉʉaลัดเลาะlát-lɔ́ไปตามbpai-dtaamป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenในช่วงnai-chûuangน้ำลดnáam-lót
The villagers are skilled at punting boats through the mangrove forest during low tide.
เพราะprɔ́เครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonเสียกะทันหันsǐia-gà-tan-hǎnเราraoจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngถ่อtɔ̀ɔเรือrʉʉaทวนกระแสtuuan-grà-sɛ̌ɛน้ำnáamกลับบ้านglàp-bâanอย่างyàangทุลักทุเลtú-lák-tú-lee
Because the engine broke down suddenly, we had to struggle to punt the boat upstream back home.
3VerbC1
[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to go
To make a difficult or tedious journey; to take the trouble to go somewhere far or inconvenient.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaอุตส่าห์ùt-sàa1make a special effort2despite effort (expressing regret)ถ่อtɔ̀ɔถ่อtɔ̀ɔ1punting pole2[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole3[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to goไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่อยู่mâi-yùuไม่อยู่mâi-yùu[to] be absent; [to] be out
I took the trouble to go all the way to his house, but he wasn't there.
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ไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàถ่อtɔ̀ɔมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngนี่nîiทำไมtam-maiในเมื่อnai-mʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níiคุยkuiผ่านpàanโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
I don't know why you took the trouble to come all the way here when a matter like this could be discussed over the phone.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàถ่อtɔ̀ɔสังขารsǎng-kǎanฝ่าfàaรถติดrót-dtìtมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangได้dâaiอาหารaa-hǎanก็gɔ̂หมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiangไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
By the time I dragged myself through the traffic to get to the party, the food was completely gone.
เขาkǎoอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaถ่อtɔ̀ɔไปbpaiสอบสัมภาษณ์sɔ̀ɔp-sǎm-pâatถึงtʉ̌ngต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpถูกปฏิเสธtùuk-bpà-dtì-sèetอย่างyàangไม่mâiไยดีyai-dii
He took the trouble to travel all the way to another province for the job interview, only to be ruthlessly rejected.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tɔ̀ɔ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |