ทศ
tótMeaning
1NounC1
ten
ten (typically used in formal or literary contexts, or as a root in compound words)
Examples
ครูสอนkruu sŏnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ทศtótทศtóttenในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)แปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2number (mathematics)3a certain number of; some (in จำนวนหนึ่ง)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of ten
The teacher taught that the word 'thot' in Thai means the number ten.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoเห็นhěnคำศัพท์kam-sàpที่tîiมีmiiทศtótเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบsùuan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpเราraoจะjàรู้ทันrúu-tanทีtiiว่าwâaเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpเลขlêekสิบsìp
When we see a vocabulary word with 'thot' as a component, we immediately know it relates to the number ten.
ในnaiการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaรากศัพท์râak-sàpภาษาบาลีสันสกฤตpaa-sǎa-baa-lii-sǎn-sà-grìtคำว่าkam-wâaทศtótมักmákถูกtùukนำมาnam-maaประกอบกับbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gàpคำkamอื่นʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบอกbɔ̀ɔkจำนวนjam-nuuan
In the study of Pali and Sanskrit etymology, the word 'thot' is often combined with other words to indicate an amount.
กวีgà-wiiในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanนิยมní-yomใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaทศtótแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaสิบsìpเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiฉันทลักษณ์chǎn-tá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiมีmiiความสมบูรณ์kwaam-sǒm-buunและlɛ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́
Poets in ancient times preferred to use the word 'thot' instead of 'ten' to make the poetic meter complete and melodious.
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 -ศ, 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 | — | — |