ทดขั้น

tót-kân

Meaning

1VerbC1

[to] grant a compensatory salary step

To retroactively award a missed salary step or rank increment as compensation, typically within the Thai civil service or a similar bureaucratic system.

Examples

พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นข้าราชการbpen-kâa-râat-chá-gaanเป็นข้าราชการbpen-kâa-râat-chá-gaan[to] be a civil servantดีใจdii-jaiดีใจdii-jaiglad; happyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterทดขั้นtót-kânทดขั้นtót-kân[to] grant a compensatory salary stepเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตกหล่นdtòk-lònตกหล่นdtòk-lòn1[to] be omitted; left out2[to] be dropped or lost in transitไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnlast year; the previous year
My father, who is a civil servant, was very happy because he received a retroactive salary step increase that was missed last year.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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ทดขั้นtót-kânทดขั้นtót-kân[to] grant a compensatory salary step[to] grant a compensatory salary stepWord