ทโมน
tá-moonMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
mischievous; naughty
mischievous, naughty, or boisterous (typically used to describe energetic or unruly children)
Examples
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ทโมนtá-moonทโมนtá-moon1mischievous; naughty2large; full-grownชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)วิ่งเล่นwîng-lênวิ่งเล่นwîng-lên[to] run around for fun; rompจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaclothes; clothing; apparelเลอะเทอะlə́-tə́เลอะเทอะlə́-tə́1messy; dirty; slovenly2nonsensical; silly; absurd3rambling; incoherent; excessive
The son of this house is a boisterous child who likes to run around until his clothes get dirty.
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คุณครูkun-kruuต้องdtɔ̂ngปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔuaทุกวันtúk-wanเพราะprɔ́มีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkทโมนtá-moonเต็มdtemห้องhɔ̂ng
The teacher gets a headache every day because the room is full of mischievous kids.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàดูเป็นduu-bpenเด็กdèkทโมนtá-moonและlɛ́ซุกซนsúk-sonไปbpaiบ้างbâangแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มีน้ำใจmii-náam-jaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Although he seems like a boisterous child and a bit naughty, he is kind and always likes to help others.
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛบางคนbaang-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaการปล่อยให้gaan-bplɔ̀i-hâiลูกlûukเป็นbpenเด็กdèkทโมนtá-moonตามdtaamวัยwaiจะjàช่วยchûuaiพัฒนาpát-tá-naaกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaและlɛ́ทักษะták-sàทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-kom
Some parents believe that letting their children be boisterous naturally for their age helps develop muscles and social skills.
2AdjectiveC1
large; full-grown
large or full-grown, especially used to describe a monkey
Examples
ลิงlingลิงling1monkey2playful/mischievous person (figurative)ทโมนtá-moonทโมนtá-moon1mischievous; naughty2large; full-grownตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)กินกล้วยgin-glûuaiกินกล้วยgin-glûuai[to] eat a bananaอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
That large, full-grown monkey is sitting on the tree eating a banana.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoถูกtùukเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiระวังrá-wangลิงlingทโมนtá-moonจ่าฝูงjàa-fǔungที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpแย่งyɛ̂ɛngของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginจากjàakคนkon
Tourists were warned to be careful of the large alpha monkey that likes to snatch food from people.
ลักษณะlák-sà-nàทางกายภาพtaang-gaai-yá-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngลิงlingทโมนtá-moonนั้นnánมีmiiความkwaamกำยำgam-yamและlɛ́มีmiiพละกำลังpá-lá-gam-langมากกว่าmâak-gwàaลิงlingทั่วไปtûua-bpaiในnaiฝูงfǔungอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
The physical characteristics of a full-grown large monkey are noticeably more muscular and powerful than typical monkeys in the troop.
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngขู่kùuคำรามkam-raamของkɔ̌ɔngลิงlingทโมนtá-moonดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประกาศbprà-gàatอาณาเขตaa-naa-kèetและlɛ́ขับไล่kàp-lâiผู้บุกรุกpûu-bùk-rúk
The threatening roar of the large monkey echoed through the dense forest to declare its territory and drive away intruders.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทโมน said ทะ-โมน?
tá-moon
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |