ทด
tótMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] compensate; make up for
to compensate, replace, or make good a loss, chiefly in set compounds or expressions such as ทดแทนทดแทนtót-tɛɛn1[to] replace; substitute2[to] repay kindness; return a favor3[to] compensate; make amends4in return; as compensation and ทดข้าวทดปลา
Examples
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirableควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riianตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riian[to] study diligently; [to] pay attention in classเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทดแทนtót-tɛɛnทดแทนtót-tɛɛn1[to] replace; substitute2[to] repay kindness; return a favor3[to] compensate; make amends4in return; as compensationบุญคุณbun-kunบุญคุณbun-kundebt of gratitude; benefactionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparents
Good children should study hard to repay their parents' kindness.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจัดหาjàt-hǎaพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanทดแทนtót-tɛɛnพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่tîiลาlaaคลอดklɔ̂ɔt
The company paid a large sum of money to compensate for the lost income of the injured employee.
เราraoควรkuuanปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiใหม่màiทดแทนtót-tɛɛnต้นdtônเดิมdəəmที่tîiถูกtùukตัดdtàtไปbpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
We should plant new trees to replace the ones that were cut down to preserve nature.
การนำgaan-namพลังงานหมุนเวียนpá-lang-ngaan-mǔn-wiianมาใช้maa-cháiทดแทนtót-tɛɛnพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanฟอสซิลfɔ̂ɔt-sinจะjàช่วยchûuaiลดlótปัญหาbpan-hǎaสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmได้dâaiอย่างยั่งยืนyàang-yâng-yʉʉn
Utilizing renewable energy to replace fossil fuels will help sustainably reduce environmental problems.
2VerbB1
[to] dam; raise the water level
To hold back water so that its level rises, especially to divert it for irrigation, as in ทดน้ำ.
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherทดtótทดtót1[to] compensate; make up for2[to] dam; raise the water level3[to] carry (a digit in arithmetic)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)แปลงนาbplɛɛng-naaแปลงนาbplɛɛng-naapaddy plot; rice plotเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtoo[to] grow; develop; flourish; thriveได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do well
The farmers helped each other divert water into the paddy fields so the rice could grow well.
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ฝายfǎaiต้นน้ำdtôn-náamช่วยchûuaiทดtótน้ำnáamไว้ใช้wái-cháiในnaiยามyaamหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngและlɛ́ช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamด้วยdûuai
The upstream weir helps hold back water for use during the dry season and also helps prevent flooding.
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnขุดkùtคลองklɔɔngขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดtótน้ำnáamจากjàakแม่น้ำสายmɛ̂ɛ-náam-sǎaiหลักlàkเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiสวนผลไม้sǔuan-pǒn-lá-máai
Farmers dug small canals to divert water from the main river into their orchards.
การสร้างgaan-sâangทำนบดินtam-nóp-dinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดtótน้ำnáamในnaiอ่างเก็บน้ำàang-gèp-náamขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaการขาดแคลนน้ำgaan-kàat-klɛɛn-náamของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonได้dâaiอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพyàang-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
Constructing earthen dikes to dam water in small reservoirs effectively helps solve the community's water shortage issues.
3VerbB1
[to] carry (a digit in arithmetic)
To carry a digit to the next place-value column in arithmetic, as in ทดเลขทดเลขtót-lêek[to] carry (in arithmetic).
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardสับสนsàp-sǒnสับสนsàp-sǒn1confused; chaotic2[to] confuse [sth] with [sth]; mix upตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodทดเลขtót-lêekทดเลขtót-lêek[to] carry (in arithmetic)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)ขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔn1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsคูณแยกkuun-yɛ̂ɛkคูณแยกkuun-yɛ̂ɛk[to] multiply separatelyทีละtii-láทีละtii-láone at a time; each; perหลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4classifier: posts; stakes; digit positions
The student was still confused during the carrying process, so they wrote the multiplication steps out place by place.
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ในnaiการคูณgaan-kuunแบบbɛ̀ɛpยาวyaaoให้hâiคูณkuunทีละtii-láหลักlàkจากjàakขวาkwǎaไปbpaiซ้ายsáaiและlɛ́ทดtótค่าkâaที่tîiเกินgəənสิบsìpไปยังbpai-yangหลักlàkถัดtàtไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔnรวมruuamผลpǒn
In long multiplication, multiply each place from right to left and carry any value over ten to the next place before summing the results.
When multiplying 27 by 6, don’t forget to carry one to the next place.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |