ท้อง(tóng)

Meanings

1NounA2

belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); belly (of sth)

The front part of the body below the chest; also used for the middle or lower part of something (e.g., ท้องฟ้าท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavens ‘the sky’, ท้องทะเลท้องทะเลtóng tá-laythe sea; the ocean; (often) the open sea ‘the open sea’, ท้องถนนท้องถนนtóng tà-nŏn1the roadway; road surface2public streets; out on the streets ‘the roadway’).

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ปวดท้องbpùuat tóngปวดท้องbpùuat tóng[to] have a stomachache/abdominal painหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)กินเผ็ดgin pètกินเผ็ดgin pèt1[to] eat spicy food2[to] handle spicy food; have a tolerance for spice
I have a stomachache after eating spicy food.
2NounB1

womb; uterus

The organ in which a baby develops during pregnancy.

Examples

แพทย์pâetแพทย์pâet1medical (attrib.; in compounds)2doctor; physicianตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; test3inspection; check; examinationอัลตราซาวด์an-dtrâa-saaoอัลตราซาวด์an-dtrâa-saao1ultrasound; sonography; ultrasound scan2[to] perform an ultrasound; [to] scan with ultrasoundเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeทารกtaa-rókทารกtaa-rókinfant; baby (newborn to about 1 year)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ท้องtóngท้องtóng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); belly (of sth)2womb; uterus3[to] be pregnant4inside; interior (regional/colloq.)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; base
The doctor performs an ultrasound to see the baby in the mother's womb.
3VerbB1

[to] be pregnant

To be expecting a baby; used as a verb in Thai (e.g., ตั้งท้องตั้งท้องdtâng tóng1[to] conceive; become pregnant2[to] be pregnant (esp. animals; also colloquial for humans) ‘become pregnant’, ท้องอยู่ ‘be pregnant’).

Examples

พี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)เมียmiiaเมียmiia1wife (informal/colloquial)2female partner (animal)ตั้งท้องdtâng tóngตั้งท้องdtâng tóng1[to] conceive; become pregnant2[to] be pregnant (esp. animals; also colloquial for humans)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedสามเดือนsăam deuuanสามเดือนsăam deuuanthree monthsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyดีใจdee jaiดีใจdee jaiglad; happyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
My sister-in-law has been pregnant for three months, and everyone is very happy.
4NounC1

inside; interior (regional/colloq.)

Colloquial in compounds to mean the interior or inner area (e.g., ท้องนาท้องนาtóng naarice field; paddy field ‘paddy field interior/plain’).

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ท้องทุ่งtóng tûngท้องทุ่งtóng tûngopen fields; countryside; farmlandช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)ร่องน้ำrông náamร่องน้ำrông náam1water channel; drainage groove; thalweg2shipping channel (naut.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitนาข้าวnaa kâaoนาข้าวnaa kâaorice paddy; rice fieldรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedทั่วถึงtûua tĕungทั่วถึงtûua tĕung1thorough; comprehensive; inclusive; even-handed2[to] reach all; be accessible to all; cover every part
Villagers in the inner fields worked together to dig channels so the rice paddies could receive water evenly.

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