ทบ
tópMeanings
1NounB1
Army (abbr.)
abbreviation for the Royal Thai Army (กองทัพบกกองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòk1Royal Thai Army2army; land force); land forces
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พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaan[to] apply for a jobกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ทบtópทบtóp1Army (abbr.)2[to] fold over; double3cumulative; compounded; folded over4[to] double the stake; press a betเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because 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-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; 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.
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ข่าวkàaoรายงานraai-ngaanว่าwâaทบtópจะjàส่งกำลังพลsòng-gam-lang-ponช่วยchûuaiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiประสบbprà-sòpอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-pai
The news reported that the Royal Thai Army will deploy personnel to assist flooded areas.
นักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaฝึกงานfèuk ngaanได้dâiเข้าชมkâo chomพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panของkŏngทบtópเพื่อpêuuaศึกษาsèuk-săaประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatกองทัพบกgong-táp bòk
The interns visited the Royal Thai Army’s museum to study the history of the land forces.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประสานงานbprà-săan ngaanกับgàpทบtópในnaiการgaanจัดกำลังjàt gam-langและláeยุทธปัจจัยyút-bpàt-jaiสำหรับsăm-ràpภารกิจบรรเทาpaa-rá-gìt ban-taoสาธารณภัยsăa-taa-rá-ná-pai
The government coordinated with the Royal Thai Army to organize troops and logistics for disaster relief missions.
2VerbB2
[to] fold over; double
to fold something back onto itself; to make it double or layered
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ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ทบtópทบtóp1Army (abbr.)2[to] fold over; double3cumulative; compounded; folded over4[to] double the stake; press a betผ้าขนหนูpâa-kǒn-nǔuผ้าขนหนูpâa-kǒn-nǔutowelเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ng1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ตะกร้าdtà-grâaตะกร้าdtà-grâa1basket2shopping basket; online cartได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Could you fold the towel in half before putting it in the basket?
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After finishing the letter, I folded the paper and put it in an envelope.
เวลาwee-laaเก็บgèpแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiให้hâiทบtópตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiพับpápเดิมdəəmเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiกระดาษgrà-dàatยับyáp
When storing the map, fold along the original creases to keep the paper from wrinkling.
เชฟchépสอนsŏnให้hâiทบtópแป้งพายbpâeng paaiกลับglàpเข้าหากันkâo hăa ganเป็นbpenชั้นchánๆ-เพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangเนื้อสัมผัสnéuua săm-pàtกรgonอบเป็นòp bpenเกล็ดglèt
The chef taught us to fold the pastry dough back onto itself in layers to create a flaky, crisp texture.
3AdjectiveB2
cumulative; compounded; folded over
Added onto an existing amount, or doubled back into overlapping layers.
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ดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîia1interest (finance)2interest rateจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทบtópทบtóp1Army (abbr.)2[to] fold over; double3cumulative; compounded; folded over4[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)เงินต้นngən-dtônเงินต้นngən-dtônprincipal (finance)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ยอดเงินyɔ̂ɔt-ngənยอดเงินyɔ̂ɔt-ngənbalance; amount of money; sumเพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n1faster; 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.
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If we add up small tasks every day, the big task will eventually be finished.
ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiเล็กน้อยlék nóiที่têeทบtópกันganไปเรื่อยbpai rêuuaiๆ-กลายglaaiเป็นจำนวนมากbpen jam-nuuan mâakโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooy mâi róo dtuua
Minor expenses that keep accumulating can become a large amount without you realizing.
ทีมวิจัยteem wí-jaiเก็บข้อมูลgèp kôr moonแบบbàepทบtópเป็นbpenชั้นchánๆ-ทุกtúkไตรมาสdtrai-mâatเพื่อpêuuaเห็นhĕnแนวโน้มnaeo nómต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuang
The research team layers accumulated data quarter by quarter to see ongoing trends.
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
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เสียsǐiaเสียsǐia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisivenessตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4turn (in a game)5eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideทบเดิมtóp-dəəmทบเดิมtóp-dəəm1same stake as before; original stake2[to] keep the same stakeพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedหวังwǎngหวังwǎng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count onเอาคืนao-kʉʉnเอาคืนao-kʉʉn1[to] get [sth] back; [to] take [sth] back; [to] reclaim [sth]2[to] get revenge; [to] retaliateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4turn (in a game)5eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)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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นักnákเล่นlênบางคนbaang-konใช้cháiกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútทบtópเงินngənทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiแพ้pɛ́ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangจะjàเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Some players use a strategy of doubling up every time they lose, but the risk increases rapidly.
เขาkǎoเผลอplə̌əทบtópหนักเกินไปnàk-gəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́หัวร้อนhǔua-rɔ́ɔnสุดท้ายsùt-táaiทุนtunแทบtɛ̂ɛpหมดmòtทั้งtángกองgɔɔng
He kept pressing his bets too heavily out of anger, and in the end almost his entire bankroll was gone.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีขีดจำกัดmâi-mii-kìit-jam-gàtโต๊ะdtóกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútทบtópอาจàatหลอกlɔ̀ɔkให้hâiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanชนะchá-náง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛความผันผวนkwaam-pǎn-pǔuanสามารถsǎa-mâatพังพอร์ตpang-pɔ́ɔtได้dâaiในnaiชั่วพริบตาchûua-príp-dtaa
Without table limits, a doubling strategy may seem like easy wins, but volatility can wreck your bankroll in an instant.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tóp
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 | — | — |