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tónMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] overflow; spill over
to overflow or spill over the edge because there is more than the container or boundary can hold
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemท้นtónท้นtón1[to] overflow; spill over2overflowing; over the brim3[to] overflow; well up (figurative)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเทteeเทtee1[to] pour2[to] dump; tip out3[to] ditch; dump (slang)4[to] pour into; devote; commit5[to] slope; incline to one sideน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerเยอะเกินไปyə́-gəən-bpaiเยอะเกินไปyə́-gəən-bpaitoo much; too many
The water in the glass overflowed because too much water was poured in.
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ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทำให้tam-hâiน้ำnáamในnaiท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamท้นtónขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaบนbonถนนtà-nǒn
Rain all night caused the water in the drain to overflow onto the road.
เขื่อนเล็กkèuuan lékๆ-รับrápน้ำnáamไม่ไหวmâi wăiจนjonท้นtónสันเขื่อนsăn kèuuanทำให้tam hâiไหลบ่าlăi bàaลงlongหมู่บ้านmòo bâanด้านล่างdâan-lâang
The small dam couldn't hold the water and overflowed over the crest, causing it to rush down into the village below.
2AdjectiveB2
overflowing; over the brim
so full that it goes over the edge or beyond capacity; exceeding the limit
Examples
ถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàtrash can; garbage binเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsล้นlónล้นlón1[to] overflow; spill over2brimful; overflowing; excessiveออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squander
The trash bin is so full that things are overflowing; we need to take it out quickly.
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The schedule is so packed that it exceeds capacity; there’s no room for a break.
ข้อมูลเข้าkɔ̂ɔ-muun-kâoมาmaaมากmâakจนjonระบบrá-bòpท้นtónทำให้tam-hâiการประมวลผลgaan-bprà-muuan-pǒnช้าลงcháa-long
So much data came in that the system exceeded its capacity, slowing down processing.
ช่วงchûuangโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânลูกค้าlûuk-káaแน่นnɛ̂nร้านráanจนjonท้นtónเก้าอี้gâo-îiและlɛ́คิวkiuไม่พอmâi-pɔɔรองรับrɔɔng-ráp
During the promotion, the store was so crowded that it exceeded capacity; there weren’t enough seats or queue slots.
3VerbC1
[to] overflow; well up (figurative)
Of feelings, to rise or overflow with intensity.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoได้ข่าวdâai-kàao[to] hear (that); [to] receive newsดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileน้ำตาnáam-dtaaน้ำตาnáam-dtaatear; tearsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerท้นtónท้นtón1[to] overflow; spill over2overflowing; over the brim3[to] overflow; well up (figurative)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความดีใจkwaam-dii-jaiความดีใจkwaam-dii-jaijoy; gladness; delight
As soon as I got the good news, tears overflowed with joy.
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ในnaiวันwanรับปริญญาráp-bpà-rin-yaaความภูมิใจkwaam-puum-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛท้นtónจนjonยิ้มไม่หุบyím-mâi-hùp
On graduation day, the parents’ pride overflowed so much that they couldn’t stop smiling.
Longing overflowed in my chest until I unwittingly spoke his name.
เมื่อmêuuaเผชิญpà-chernคำวิจารณ์kam wí-jaanซ้ำsámๆ-ความคับข้องใจkwaam káp kông jaiท้นใจtón jaiแต่dtàeฉันchănเลือกlêuuakสูดsòotลมหายใจlom hăai-jaiแล้วláeoปล่อยวางbplòi waang
When faced with repeated criticism, frustration overflowed in my heart, but I chose to breathe and let go.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tón
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |