ทอนซิล
tɔɔn-sinMeanings
1NounB1
tonsil (anatomy)
Either of the two small lumps of tissue at the back of the throat that help protect against germs (the tonsils).
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementกดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] suppress; hold downลิ้นlínลิ้นlín1tongue (organ)2sense of taste; palate3tongue-like part; flap4classifier: tongues; tongue-like partsเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindทอนซิลtɔɔn-sinทอนซิลtɔɔn-sin1tonsil (anatomy)2(colloquial) tonsillitisของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
The doctor used a tongue depressor to look at my tonsils.
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ถ้าtâaส่องกระจกsòng grà-jòkแล้วláeoอ้าปากâa bpàakกว้างๆgwâang gwâangจะjàมองเห็นmong hĕnทอนซิลton-sinสองsŏngข้างkâangอยู่ที่yòo têeหลังlăngคอko
If you look in the mirror and open your mouth wide, you can see the two tonsils at the back of your throat.
ต่อมทอนซิลdtɔ̀ɔm-tɔɔn-sinมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiช่วยchûuaiดักจับdàk-jàpเชื้อโรคchʉ́ʉa-rôokที่tîiเข้ามาkâo-maaทางtaangปากbpàakและlɛ́จมูกjà-mùuk
The tonsils' function is to help trap germs that enter through the mouth and nose.
บางครั้งbaang-krángอาจàatมีmiiเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎanเข้าไปkâo-bpaiติดdtìtในnaiร่องrɔ̂ngของkɔ̌ɔngต่อมทอนซิลdtɔ̀ɔm-tɔɔn-sinจนjonเกิดเป็นgə̀ət-bpenก้อนgɔ̂ɔnสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoเหลืองlʉ̌ʉangที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaนิ่วทอนซิลnîu-tɔɔn-sinได้dâai
Sometimes, food debris can get stuck in the crypts of the tonsils, forming whitish-yellow stones called tonsil stones.
2NounB1
(colloquial) tonsillitis
Informally, used to mean 'tonsillitis', an illness where the tonsils are inflamed or swollen (e.g., เป็นทอนซิล = to have tonsillitis).
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔเจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔ1[to] have a sore throat2sore throatวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทอนซิลtɔɔn-sinทอนซิลtɔɔn-sin1tonsil (anatomy)2(colloquial) tonsillitis
Yesterday my throat hurt; today the doctor said I have tonsillitis.
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ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiฉันchǎnเป็นbpenทอนซิลtɔɔn-sinบ่อยbɔ̀iมากmâakปีหนึ่งbpii-nʉ̀ngเป็นbpenตั้งdtângหลายlǎaiครั้งkráng
My son gets tonsillitis very often, several times a year.
พอเป็นpɔɔ-bpenทอนซิลtɔɔn-sinทีไรtii-raiนอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakจะjàเจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiไข้สูงkâi-sǔungด้วยdûuai
Whenever I get tonsillitis, besides a sore throat, I also have a high fever.
ถ้าtâaเป็นbpenทอนซิลton-sinซ้ำๆsám-sámปีละbpee láหลายlăaiครั้งkrángจนรบกวนjon róp-guanชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wanหมอmŏrอาจจะàat jàแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiผ่าตัดpàa dtàt
If you get tonsillitis repeatedly several times a year to the point that it disrupts daily life, the doctor might recommend surgery.
Tones
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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
tɔɔn
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 | — | — |