ทอ
tɔɔMeanings
1VerbB1
weave
to make fabric by interlacing threads on a loom
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesทอtɔɔทอtɔɔ1weave2emit a soft light; glowผ้าฝ้ายpâa-fâaiผ้าฝ้ายpâa-fâaicotton fabric; cotton clothลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show marksพื้นเมืองpʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangพื้นเมืองpʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangnative; indigenous; localที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกี่gìiกี่gìi1how many; how much2how many? (pron.)3loom; weaving loom
Grandmother is weaving traditional-patterned cotton fabric on the loom.
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ช่างทอผ้าchâng-tɔɔ-pâaจะjàทอtɔɔเส้นsênยืนyʉʉnกับgàpเส้นsênพุ่งpûngให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผ้าpâaแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng
Weavers interlace the warp and weft tightly to make the fabric strong.
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtการทอผ้าgaan-tɔɔ-pâaไหมmǎiด้วยdûuaiกี่gìiมือmʉʉมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛรุ่นrûnบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rút
This village has passed down silk weaving on handlooms since the ancestors’ generation.
ช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnหลายlǎaiชั้นchánเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangลวดลายlûuat-laaiสามมิติsǎam-mí-dtìบนbonผืนผ้าpʉ̌ʉn-pâa
The artisan weaves multiple complex layers to create three-dimensional patterns on the fabric.
2VerbB2
emit a soft light; glow
to give off a gentle light or radiance (literary/poetic)
Examples
แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janmoonlightทอtɔɔทอtɔɔ1weave2emit a soft light; glowอ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นน้ำpʉ́ʉn-náamพื้นน้ำpʉ́ʉn-náamwater surfaceเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpquiet; peaceful
The moonlight softly shimmers upon the calm water.
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The night stars cast a faint glow over the fields.
แสงอรุณsɛ̌ɛng-à-runทอประกายtɔɔ-bprà-gaaiผ่านpàanม่านหมอกmâan-mɔ̀ɔkราวกับraao-gàpปลุกbplùkหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanให้hâiตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn
The dawn light glows through the mist as if awakening the village.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngหิ่งห้อยhìng-hɔ̂ɔiทอประกายtɔɔ-bprà-gaaiระยับrá-yápในnaiพงpongไม้máaiราวraaoม่านmâanแพรprɛɛแห่งhɛ̀ngค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉn
The light of fireflies weaves glittering sparkles in the thicket, like a silk curtain of the night.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |