ทำตาล
tam-dtaanMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] make palm sugar; [to] tap toddy palm sap
To make palm sugar by tapping sap from sugar palms and boiling it down.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำตาลtam-dtaanทำตาลtam-dtaan[to] make palm sugar; [to] tap toddy palm sapเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ปีนbpiinปีนbpiin[to] climb; scaleต้นตาลdtôn-dtaanต้นตาลdtôn-dtaanpalmyra palm tree; toddy palmทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My grandfather is very good at making palm sugar. He climbs the palm trees every morning.
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การทำgaan-tamตาลdtaanต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonสูงsǔungเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngเคี่ยวkîiaoน้ำตาลสดnám-dtaan-sòtเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàงวดngûuat
Making palm sugar requires a lot of patience because you have to simmer the palm sap for many hours until it thickens.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่นี่tîi-nîiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiยังคงyang-kongยึดyʉ́tอาชีพaa-chîipทำตาลtam-dtaanแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmที่tîiสืบทอดมาจากsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-maa-jàakบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rút
Most of the villagers here still adhere to the traditional occupation of making palm sugar, which has been passed down from their ancestors.
ภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaในnaiการgaanทำตาลtam-dtaanกำลังgam-langเสี่ยงsìiangที่จะtîi-jàสูญหายไปsǔun-hǎai-bpaiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakคนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iสนใจsǒn-jaiสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtอาชีพaa-chîipที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้แรงงานchái-rɛɛng-ngaanหนักnàkเช่นนี้chên-níi
The traditional knowledge of making palm sugar is at risk of disappearing, as the younger generation is less interested in inheriting such a physically demanding profession.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำตาล said ทัม-ตาล?
tam-dtaan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tam
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 1
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ทำตาลtam-dtaanทำตาลtam-dtaan[to] make palm sugar; [to] tap toddy palm sap[to] make palm sugar; [to] tap toddy palm sapWord