ทำนบ
tam-nópMeaning
1NounB2
dam; weir; dike; levee
a barrier built to hold back or control water, such as a dam, weir, dike, or levee.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developทำนบtam-nópทำนบtam-nópdam; weir; dike; leveeกั้นgânกั้นgân1[to] block; obstruct; bar2[to] divide; partition off; screen off3[to] fence off; cordon off; rope off4[to] dam; impound (water); hold backน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time beingเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedนาข้าวnaa-kâaoนาข้าวnaa-kâaorice paddy; rice field
The villagers helped each other build a temporary levee to prevent water from flooding the rice fields.
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เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnคลองklɔɔngสายsǎaiนี้níiมีmiiทำนบtam-nópสำหรับsǎm-ràpทดtótน้ำnáamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiในnaiการเกษตรgaan-gà-sèet
This canal used to have a weir for diverting water for agricultural use.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnกำลังgam-langประเมินbprà-məənความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngทำนบtam-nópดินdinเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiว่าwâaจะสามารถjà-sǎa-mâatรับrápมวลน้ำmuuan-náamมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanได้dâaiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Engineers are assessing the strength of this old earthen dam to see if it can withstand a massive volume of water.
โครงการก่อสร้างkroong-gaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangทำนบtam-nópกันganตลิ่งdtà-lìngพังpangตลอดแนวdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-nɛɛoแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamจะjàช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
The project to construct levees along the entire river to prevent bank erosion will help solve long-term flood problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำนบ said ทัม-นบ?
tam-nóp
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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ทำนบtam-nópทำนบtam-nópdam; weir; dike; leveedam; weir; dike; leveeWord