ทิม
timMeaning
1NounB2
barracks; row of quarters (in a palace or temple)
A long building with rooms in a row, inside palace or temple grounds, used as living quarters for guards, officials, or servants; barracks.
Examples
ในวังnai-wangในวังnai-wangin the palaceสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsทหารรักษาพระองค์tá-hǎan-rák-sǎa-prá-ongทหารรักษาพระองค์tá-hǎan-rák-sǎa-prá-ongroyal guard; royal bodyguardจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)พักอาศัยpák-aa-sǎiพักอาศัยpák-aa-sǎi1[to] reside; live2[to] stay; lodgeอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toทิมtimทิมtimbarracks; row of quarters (in a palace or temple)
In the palace in the old days, the royal guards would live in the barracks.
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ทิมtimดาบdàapคือkʉʉโรงroongยาวyaaoสำหรับsǎm-ràpเป็นที่bpen-tîiพักpákของkɔ̌ɔngทหารtá-hǎanที่tîiมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiถือtʉ̌ʉดาบdàapรักษาrák-sǎaการณ์gaan
The 'thim dap' is a long building for the soldiers in charge of guarding with swords.
กรมศิลปากรgrom-sǐn-lá-bpaa-gɔɔnกำลังgam-langบูรณะbuu-rá-náทิมtimหลังlǎngเก่าgàoซึ่งsʉ̂ngเคยkəəiเป็นที่bpen-tîiพำนักpam-nákของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoข้าหลวงkâa-lǔuangฝ่ายในfàai-nai
The Fine Arts Department is restoring the old barracks which used to be the residence of the inner court officials.
ภาพถ่ายpâap-tàaiเก่าgàoยังคงyang-kongแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnแนวnɛɛoทิมtimที่tîiขนาบkà-nàapสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างkâangพระระเบียงprá-rá-biiangคดkótในnaiวัดพระแก้วwát-prá-gɛ̂ɛo
Old photographs still show the row of barracks that flanked both sides of the cloister in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tim
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 | — | — |