ทำเชิด
tam-chə̂ətMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] act arrogant; [to] act snobby
to act arrogant, snobby, or haughty; to put on airs or act aloof, often by turning one's nose up, ignoring others, or playing hard to get
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทักtákทักták1[to] greet; say hello2[to] message; ping (informal)3[to] remark on; point out; raise an objectionเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำเชิดtam-chə̂ətทำเชิดtam-chə̂ət[to] act arrogant; [to] act snobbyใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เดินผ่านdəən-pàanเดินผ่านdəən-pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpûutพูดpûut[to] speak; talk; sayอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
When I greeted her, she snubbed me and walked past without saying anything.
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Don't act so stuck-up toward your friends. They just want to talk to you.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛได้dâaiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำเชิดtam-chə̂ətใส่sàiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเก่าgàoราวกับว่าraao-gàp-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
Since getting promoted, he has been acting haughtily toward his former coworkers, as if he were above everyone else.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàดีใจdii-jaiที่tîiเขาkǎoมาmaaทักtákเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำเชิดtam-chə̂ətใส่sàiเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiเขาkǎoรู้rúuว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengแอบชอบɛ̀ɛp-chɔ̂ɔpเขาkǎoอยู่yùu
Although she was happy that he came over to greet her, she still acted aloof because she didn't want him to know she secretly liked him.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำเชิด said ทัม-เชิด?
tam-chə̂ət
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] cause; make[to] do; makePart 1
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เชิดchə̂ətเชิดchə̂ət1[to] tilt/raise the head (proudly)2[to] act haughtily; hold oneself proudly3[to] abscond with; run off with4[to] tilt/raise [sth] upward5[to] manipulate; pull strings[to] tilt/raise the head (proudly)Part 2
ทำเชิดtam-chə̂ətทำเชิดtam-chə̂ət[to] act arrogant; [to] act snobby[to] act arrogant; [to] act snobbyWord