ทนต์
tonMeanings
1NounC1
tooth; teeth
a tooth or teeth (used in formal, literary, or royal contexts)
Examples
หมอหลวงmɔ̌ɔ-lǔuangหมอหลวงmɔ̌ɔ-lǔuangroyal physician; court doctorกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testพระทนต์prá-tonพระทนต์prá-tontooth (royal)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)ราชกุมารrâat-chá-gù-maanราชกุมารrâat-chá-gù-maanprince
The royal doctor is examining the royal prince's teeth.
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In royal vocabulary, the word for tooth is called 'Phra Thon'.
กวีgà-wiiมักmákพรรณนาpan-ná-naaความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngสตรีsà-dtriiในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiว่าwâaมีmiiทนต์tonขาวkǎaoสะอาดsà-àatเรียงตัวriiang-dtuuaดุจdùtไข่มุกkài-múk
Poets often describe the beauty of women in literature as having clean, white teeth aligned like pearls.
ทันตแพทย์tan-dtà-pâetประจำbprà-jamพระองค์prá ongได้dâiถวายtà-wăaiการรักษาgaan rák-săaพระทนต์prá-tonที่têeอักเสบàk-sèpอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
The royal dentist carefully administered treatment to the inflamed tooth.
2NounC1
tusk; ivory
an elephant's tusk or ivory (formal or literary term)
Examples
ช้างศึกcháang-sʉ̀kช้างศึกcháang-sʉ̀k1war elephant2Thailand men's national football team (nickname)เชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทนต์tonทนต์ton1tooth; teeth2tusk; ivoryที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-komแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-kom1sharp; pointed2keen; incisive
That war elephant has long and sharp tusks.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiช้างเผือกcháang-pʉ̀ʉakมักmákถูกtùukบรรยายban-yaaiว่าwâaมีmiiทนต์tonสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùt
In literature, white elephants are often described as having pure white tusks.
พระที่นั่งprá-tîi-nângในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมักmákถูกtùukประดับประดาbprà-dàp-bprà-daaด้วยdûuaiทนต์tonอย่างyàangวิจิตรตระการตาwí-jìt-dtrà-gaan-dtaa
Thrones in ancient times were often exquisitely adorned with ivory.
ช่างแกะสลักchâng-gɛ̀-sà-làkในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákนำnamทนต์tonมาmaaสร้างสรรค์sâang-sǎnเป็นbpenงานศิลปะngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàชั้นสูงchán-sǔung
The royal court carvers used ivory to create high art.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทนต์ said ทน?
ton
- Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ton
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ต์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |