ทะโมน
tá-moonMeanings
1NounB2
large monkey
a large monkey; a literary term, not the name of a particular species
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asลิงlingลิงling1monkey2classifier: ตัว3playful/mischievous person (figurative)ทะโมนtá-moonทะโมนtá-moon1large monkey2mischievous; wildly playfulตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กำแพงวัดgam-pɛɛng-wátกำแพงวัดgam-pɛɛng-wáttemple wall
I saw a large monkey sitting on the temple wall.
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อย่าyàaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiใกล้glâiลิงlingทะโมนtá-moonพวกนั้นpûuak-nánนะnáมันmanอาจจะàat-jàกัดgàtเอาaoได้dâai
Don't go near those large monkeys, they might bite you.
ลิงlingทะโมนtá-mohnตัวนั้นdtuua nánแสดงอาการsà-daeng aa-gaanก้าวร้าวgâao ráaoเมื่อmêuuaมีmeeคนkonพยายามเข้าphá-yaa-yaam kâoไปbpaiถ่ายรูปtàai rôopใกล้ๆglâi glâi
That large monkey showed aggressive behavior when people tried to get close to take photos.
เจ้าหน้าที่อุทยานjâao-nâa-tîi-ùt-tá-yaanแนะนำnɛ́-namว่าwâaไม่ควรmâi-kuuanให้hâiอาหารaa-hǎanลิงlingทะโมนtá-moonเพราะprɔ́จะjàทำให้tam-hâiพวกมันpûuak-manเสียsǐiaสัญชาตญาณsǎn-châat-dtà-yaanสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàa
Park rangers advise against feeding the large monkeys because it will make them lose their wild instincts.
2AdjectiveB2
mischievous; wildly playful
mischievous, naughty, or wildly playful, especially used for a child who behaves in a rough or boisterous way
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หลานชายlǎan-chaaiหลานชายlǎan-chaai1nephew2grandsonของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ทะโมนtá-moonทะโมนtá-moon1large monkey2mischievous; wildly playfulมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนิ่งnîngนิ่งnîng1still; motionless2[to] be still; stay still3calm; composed; unflustered4[to] remain silent; say nothingเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My nephew is a very wildly playful child; he never stays still.
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พอpɔɔเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianปุ๊บbpúpพวกpûuakเด็กdèkทะโมนtá-moonก็gɔ̂พากันpaa-ganวิ่งwîngไปbpaiเล่นlênที่tîiสนามเด็กเล่นsà-nǎam-dèk-lênทันทีtan-tii
As soon as school was over, the mischievous kids immediately ran to play at the playground.
การรับมือgaan ráp meuuกับgàpกลุ่มglùmเด็กdèkทะโมนtá-mohnที่têeชอบchôpเล่นlênผาดโผนpàat-pŏnต้องdtôngใช้cháiทั้งtángความอดทนkwaam òt tonและláeจิตวิทยาjìt wít-tá-yaaในnaiการgaanตักเตือนdtàk dteuuan
Dealing with a group of boisterous children who like to play rough requires both patience and psychology when reprimanding them.
ย่าyâaมักจะmák jàเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fangเสมอsà-mĕrว่าwâaตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkพ่อpôrเป็นbpenเด็กdèkทะโมนtá-mohnที่têeชอบchôpปีนbpeenต้นไม้dtôn máaiจนjonตกลงมาdtòk long maaแขนkăaenหักhàk
My grandmother always tells me that when he was young, my father was a mischievous child who loved climbing trees until he fell and broke his arm.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
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 | — | — |