ท้อง
tɔ́ɔngMeanings
1NounA2
belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)
The part of the body below the chest containing the digestive organs; also the lower surface or underside of something, such as a boat.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔngปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔng[to] have a stomachache/abdominal painหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)กินเผ็ดgin-pètกินเผ็ดgin-pèt[to] eat spicy food
I have a stomachache after eating spicy food.
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At night the sky is full of stars; it’s very beautiful.
The fishing boat headed out to the open sea early in the morning.
Heavy rain caused water to pool in the middle of the roadway, leading to long traffic jams.
2NounB1
womb; mother's belly
A mother's belly considered as the place where a baby develops before birth, rather than a precise anatomical name for the uterus.
Examples
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)ตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testอัลตราซาวด์an-dtraa-saaoอัลตราซาวด์an-dtraa-saao1ultrasound; sonography; ultrasound scan2[to] perform an ultrasound; [to] scan with ultrasoundเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneทารกtaa-rókทารกtaa-rókinfant; baby (newborn to about 1 year)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
The doctor performs an ultrasound to see the baby in the mother's womb.
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คุณหมอkun-mɔ̌ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaทารกtaa-rókในnaiท้องtɔ́ɔngกำลังgam-langเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngตามdtaamเกณฑ์geen
The doctor said the baby in the womb is growing healthily according to the standards.
ช่วงchûuangตั้งครรภ์dtâng-kanอาหารaa-hǎanที่tîiแม่mɛ̂ɛกินginจะjàมีผลต่อmii-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔพัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngทารกtaa-rókในnaiท้องtɔ́ɔng
During pregnancy, the food the mother eats affects the development of the baby in the womb.
แพทย์แนะนำpâet náe-namให้hâiตรวจคัดกรองdtrùuat kát grongความผิดปกติkwaam pìt-bpà-gà-dtìของkŏngทารกtaa-rókในnaiท้องtóngเพื่อpêuuaประเมินbprà-mernความเสี่ยงkwaam sìiangแต่เนิ่นๆdtàe nêrn nêrn
Doctors recommend screening for fetal abnormalities in the womb to assess risks early on.
3VerbB1
[to] be pregnant
To be expecting a baby; used as a verb in Thai (e.g., ตั้งท้องตั้งท้องdtâng-tɔ́ɔng1[to] be pregnant2[to] conceive; become pregnant ‘become pregnant’, ท้องอยู่ ‘be pregnant’).
Examples
พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)เมียmiiaเมียmiia1wife (informal/colloquial)2female partner (animal)ตั้งท้องdtâng-tɔ́ɔngตั้งท้องdtâng-tɔ́ɔng1[to] be pregnant2[to] conceive; become pregnantได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉanสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉanthree monthsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyดีใจdii-jaiดีใจdii-jaiglad; happyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My sister-in-law has been pregnant for three months, and everyone is very happy.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเธอtəəกำลังgam-langท้องtɔ́ɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอาหารaa-hǎanและlɛ́พักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnให้hâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔ
The doctor said she is pregnant and must watch her diet and get enough rest.
เขาkăoวางแผนwaang păenจะมีjà meeลูกlôokปีหน้าbpee nâaแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeภรรยาpan-rá-yaaยังyangไม่mâiท้องtóng
He plans to have a child next year, but his wife is not pregnant yet.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakรักษาrák-sǎaมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ตั้งท้องdtâng-tɔ́ɔngและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiฝากครรภ์fàak-kanตามนัดdtaam-nátอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
After years of treatment, she finally became pregnant and must attend antenatal appointments regularly.
4NounC1
expanse; interior; area (in compounds)
An extended area or the interior or central part of a place, used in compounds such as ท้องนาท้องนาtɔ́ɔng-naarice field; paddy field ‘expanse of rice fields’ and ท้องทะเลท้องทะเลtɔ́ɔng-tá-leethe sea; the ocean; (often) the open sea ‘open sea’.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ท้องทุ่งtɔ́ɔng-tûngท้องทุ่งtɔ́ɔng-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)ร่องน้ำrɔ̂ng-náamร่องน้ำrɔ̂ng-náam1water channel; drainage channel2shipping channel (naut.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)นาข้าวnaa-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] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทั่วถึงtûua-tʉ̌ngทั่วถึงtûua-tʉ̌ng1thorough; comprehensive; throughout; comprehensively2[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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เราraoเดินdəənลึกlʉ́kเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiท้องtɔ́ɔngป่าชื้นbpàa-chʉ́ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสำรวจsǎm-rùuatพืชสมุนไพรpʉ̂ʉt-sà-mǔn-praiที่tîiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีใครmii-kraiพบpóp
We walked deep into the interior of the humid forest to explore rarely found medicinal plants.
สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiพาpaaเราraoไปbpaiรู้จักrúu-jàkวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiท้องนาtɔ́ɔng-naaที่tîiผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnและlɛ́ฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanอย่างyàangแนบแน่นnɛ̂ɛp-nɛ̂n
The documentary takes us to learn about the way of life of villagers in the inner rice plains, closely tied to rainfall and the seasons.
เขาkǎoเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângหลักสูตรlàk-sùutภาคสนามpâak-sà-nǎamในnaiท้องtɔ́ɔngดอยdɔɔiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetภูเขาpuu-kǎoจากjàakประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanจริงjing
He chose a field-based course in the mountain interior to understand the mountain ecosystem through real experience.
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
tɔ́ɔng
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 | — | — |