ทุ่น
tûnMeanings
1NounB1
float; buoy
a floating device used to support weight on water or to mark a position (e.g., fishing float, navigation buoy)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toทุ่นtûnทุ่นtûn1float; buoy2[to] lessen; reduce; save (effort/time)โฟมfohmโฟมfohm1foam (bubbles)2foam (material)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แหhăeแหhăecast net; throw netเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]รองrongรองrong1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistantรับน้ำหนักráp náam nàkรับน้ำหนักráp náam nàk[to] bear weight; [to] support weightตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] tow3[to] draw/drag (on screen)4[to] prolong; draw out5[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryเรือreuuaเรือreuuaboat; ship; vessel
He attached small foam floats to the net to help cushion the weight when hauling it onto the boat.
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ในnaiคันเบ็ดkan-bètรุ่นrûnนี้níiมีmiiทุ่นtûnกันสะเทือนgan-sà-tʉʉanในnaiรอกrɔ̂ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótแรงกระชากrɛɛng-grà-châakเวลาwee-laaสายsǎaiตึงdtʉng
This fishing rod model has a shock-absorbing float in the reel to reduce jerking when the line is tight.
ช่างchângเพิ่มpə̂əmทุ่นtûnรองรับrɔɔng-rápในnaiระบบrá-bòpเครื่องสูบน้ำkrʉ̂ʉang-sùup-náamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiซับsápแรงrɛɛngสั่นsànและlɛ́ยืดyʉ̂ʉtอายุการใช้งานaa-yú-gaan-chái-ngaan
The technician added cushioning floats in the pump system to help absorb vibrations and extend its lifespan.
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongผูกpùukเชือกchʉ̂ʉakกับgàpทุ่นtûnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำเครื่องหมายtam-krʉ̂ʉang-mǎaiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngอวนuuan
The fisherman tied a rope to a buoy to mark the position of the net.
เราraoมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnทุ่นtûnสีส้มsǐi-sômลอยlɔɔiเรียงกันriiang-ganเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoแสดงsà-dɛɛngเขตkèetว่ายน้ำwâai-náamปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
We saw orange buoys floating in a line, marking the safe swimming zone.
เขาkăoใช้cháiทุ่นtûnเล็กlékๆ-ติดdtìtสายเบ็ดsăai bètเพื่อpêuuaดูว่าduu wâaเหยื่อyèuuaตกน้ำdtòk náamลึกléukแค่ไหนkâe năi
He used a small float attached to the fishing line to see how deep the bait went.
เรือrʉʉaสำรวจsǎm-rùuatปล่อยbplɔ̀iทุ่นtûnตรวจวัดdtrùuat-wátคลื่นลมklʉ̂ʉn-lomเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรวบรวมข้อมูลrûuap-ruuam-kɔ̂ɔ-muunสภาพsà-pâapทะเลtá-leeตามdtaamจุดjùtที่tîiกำหนดgam-nòt
The survey vessel deployed a buoy to measure waves and wind, collecting sea condition data at designated points.
ตัวdtuuaดักdàkกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkที่tîiเป็นbpenทุ่นtûnยางyaangถูกtùukติดdtìtเข้ากับkâo-gàpฐานtǎanเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoแรงกระแทกrɛɛng-grà-tɛ̂ɛkและกันlɛ́-ganเสียงรบกวนsǐiang-róp-guuan
Rubber float-like dampers were attached to the machine base to mitigate impacts and reduce noise.
2VerbB2
[to] lessen; reduce; save (effort/time)
to reduce the weight, burden, cost, or difficulty of something; to save effort or time
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tûn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |