ทบ(tóp)

Meanings

1NounB1

Army (abbr.)

abbreviation for the Royal Thai Army (กองทัพบกกองทัพบกgong-táp bòk1Royal Thai Army2army; land force); land forces

Examples

พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingสมัครงานsà-màk ngaanสมัครงานsà-màk ngaan[to] apply for a jobกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ทบtópทบtóp1[to] fold over; double2cumulative; compounded; in layers; in succession3Army (abbr.)4[to] double the stake; press a betเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forรับราชการráp râat-chá-gaanรับราชการráp râat-chá-gaan[to] serve in government; be a civil servantทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)บกbòkบกbòk1land; dry land2ashore; on land3army; ground forces4editor(-in-chief) (abbr.)
My older brother applied for a job with the Royal Thai Army because he wants to serve in the army.
2VerbB2

[to] fold over; double

to fold something back onto itself; to make it double or layered

Examples

ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ทบtópทบtóp1[to] fold over; double2cumulative; compounded; in layers; in succession3Army (abbr.)4[to] double the stake; press a betผ้าขนหนูpâa kŏn nŏoผ้าขนหนูpâa kŏn nŏotowelเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèungครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèung1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ตะกร้าdtà-grâaตะกร้าdtà-grâa1basket2shopping basket; online cartได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Could you fold the towel in half before putting it in the basket?
3AdjectiveB2

cumulative; compounded; in layers; in succession

increasing by being added on top of what already exists (e.g., compounded interest, repeated additions); layered or stacked; one after another

Examples

ดอกเบี้ยdòk bîaดอกเบี้ยdòk bîa1interest (finance)2interest rateจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทบtópทบtóp1[to] fold over; double2cumulative; compounded; in layers; in succession3Army (abbr.)4[to] double the stake; press a betเข้ากับkâo gàpเข้ากับkâo gàp1[to] get along (with sb); fit in (socially)2[to] go (well) with; match; suit [sb/sth]3[to] be appropriate to; be in keeping with (a situation/occasion); be consistent with (facts/evidence)เงินต้นngern dtônเงินต้นngern dtônprincipal (finance)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2monthทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ยอดเงินyôt ngernยอดเงินyôt ngernbalance; amount of money; sumเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreoverเร็วขึ้นreo kêunเร็วขึ้นreo kêun1faster; more quickly2faster (than before)3[to] become faster; speed up
Interest will be added on top of the principal every month, making the balance grow faster.
4VerbC1

[to] double the stake; press a bet

in gambling or informal use, to increase the next stake to recover losses or amplify gains; to press or double up

Examples

เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideทบเดิมtóp dermทบเดิมtóp derm1same stake as before; original stake2[to] keep the same stakeพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to] tie; bind; fasten5kin; relations; lineage (formal)6[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedหวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count on3to hope for (something)เอาคืนao keunเอาคืนao keun1[to] get revenge; [to] retaliate2[to] get [sth] back; [to] take [sth] back; [to] reclaim [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)ถัดไปtàt bpaiถัดไปtàt bpai1next; following (position/order)2next; afterward; subsequently (time/step)
After losing this round, he decided to double his bet hoping to recover in the next one.

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