ทับ
tápMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] overlap; lie on top of
to be placed directly on or partially over something else; to cover by lying over
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)ผ้าห่มpâa-hòmผ้าห่มpâa-hòmblanketทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write overตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛokitten; baby catให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)อุ่นùnอุ่นùn1warm; lukewarm (pleasantly mild heat)2[to] warm; reheat3warm; cozy (mood; atmosphere; feeling)
She placed a blanket over the kitten to keep it warm.
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ฉันchǎnวางwaangหนังสือพิมพ์nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-pimทับtápนิตยสารnít-dtà-yá-sǎanไว้wáiครึ่งkrʉ̂ngเล่มlêmเพราะprɔ́โต๊ะdtóเล็กlék
I placed the newspaper partially over the magazine because the table is small.
แผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiถูกtùukแฟ้มfɛ́ɛmเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทับtápไว้wáiจนjonมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnขอบkɔ̀ɔpโผล่plòoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
The map was covered by a file folder, with its edge sticking out.
ผ้าคลุมpâa-klumโต๊ะdtóถูกtùukวางทับwaang-tápบนbonขอบkɔ̀ɔpแจกันjɛɛ-ganเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiทำให้ดูtam-hâi-duuเป็นbpenชั้นchánซ้อนsɔ́ɔnอย่างตั้งใจyàang-dtâng-jai
The tablecloth was laid overlapping the rim of the vase slightly, creating a deliberate layered look.
2VerbB1
[to] press down; crush; weigh down
to exert weight on [sth] so that it is compressed, damaged, or kept down
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write overแว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaแว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaglasses; spectaclesเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; less
Don't put your bag on top of the glasses; they might break.
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The heavy book pressed on the flowers until all the petals were bruised.
He placed a wooden board to weigh down the papers so they wouldn't blow away.
หิมะhì-máที่tîiตกdtòkหนาnǎaได้dâaiทับหลังtáp-lǎngคาkaaจนjonโครงสร้างkroong-sâangเริ่มrə̂əmเสียรูปsǐia-rûup
The heavy snowfall weighed on the roof until the structure began to deform.
3AdjectiveB2
overlapping; superposed
placed on top of or covering something else
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write overเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentationไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventปลิวbpliuปลิวbpliu1[to] be blown away; fly off2[to] disappear quickly (figurative)
He placed a book on top of the documents to keep them from blowing away.
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Don't put the glass on top of the lid like that; it might dent.
เขาkǎoขยับkà-yàpหมอนmɔ̌ɔnมาmaaทับtápสายไฟsǎai-faiไว้wáiชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiคนkonสะดุดsà-dùt
He moved a pillow to cover the cable temporarily so people wouldn't trip.
4VerbB2
[to] overwrite; write over
to write or record over existing text or data, covering or replacing it
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritบันทึกban-tʉ́kบันทึกban-tʉ́k1record; note; memorandum2[to] record; write down; log3[to] save; record (file/audio/video)ไฟล์faiไฟล์faifile (digital)โดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)บันทึกทับban-tʉ́k-tápบันทึกทับban-tʉ́k-táp[to] overwrite [sth]ไฟล์faiไฟล์faifile (digital)เดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
If you save the file without changing the name, the system will immediately overwrite the original file.
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อย่าyàaพิมพ์pimทับtápข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunเก่าgàoในnaiแบบฟอร์มbɛ̀ɛp-fɔɔmเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเราraoตามdtaamแก้gɛ̂ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Don’t type over the old information on the form, or we won’t be able to fix it later.
แอปɛ́pนี้níiเตือนdtʉʉanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทุกครั้งtúk-krángเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผู้ใช้pûu-cháiจะjàทับtápการตั้งค่าgaan-dtâng-kâaที่tîiบันทึกไว้ban-tʉ́k-wáiเดิมdəəm
This app warns every time before the user overwrites previously saved settings.
เขาkǎoอัปโหลดàp-lòotเวอร์ชันใหม่wəə-chan-màiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเผลอplə̌əทับtápรายraaiการแก้ไขgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎiสำคัญsǎm-kanทำให้tam-hâiย้อนกลับyɔ́ɔn-glàpไม่ได้mâi-dâai
He uploaded a new version and accidentally overwrote critical revisions, making it impossible to roll back.
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
táp
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 | — | — |