ธนาคาร
tá-naa-kaanMeanings
1NounA2
bank (financial institution)
a business that keeps money for people and organizations, lends money, and provides financial services
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝากเงินfàak-ngənฝากเงินfàak-ngən[to] deposit money
I go to the bank to deposit money.
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Yesterday I opened a new account at the bank near my house.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiธนาคารtá-naa-kaanจะjàปิดbpìtเร็วreoเพราะprɔ́มีmiiการปรับปรุงระบบgaan-bpràp-bprung-rá-bòp
Tomorrow the bank will close early because of a system upgrade.
ธนาคารtá-naa-kaanนี้níiมีmiiบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanให้hâiกู้gûuดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaต่ำdtàmและlɛ́มีmiiที่ปรึกษาtîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎaทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngənคอยkɔɔiแนะนำnɛ́-nam
This bank offers low-interest loans and has financial advisors to guide customers.
2NounB2
bank (of something, specialized)
an organized store or repository of a particular resource, such as a blood bank or seed bank
Examples
โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)เลือดlʉ̂ʉatเลือดlʉ̂ʉat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigor4health points; HP (gaming slang)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)สำรองsǎm-rɔɔngสำรองsǎm-rɔɔng1spare; backup; reserve2reserve; backup3[to] reserve; set aside; back upสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaipatient; sick personฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənurgent; emergency
This hospital has a blood bank reserved for emergency patients.
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ชุมชนchum-chonตั้งdtângธนาคารtá-naa-kaanเมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét-panเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บรักษาgèp-rák-sǎaพืชpʉ̂ʉtท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnไม่ให้mâi-hâiสูญหายsǔun-hǎai
The community set up a seed bank to preserve local plant varieties from disappearing.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiใช้cháiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจากjàakธนาคารtá-naa-kaanชีวภาพchii-wá-pâapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaโรคหายากrôok-hǎa-yâak
Researchers use data from a biobank to study rare diseases.
องค์ongการอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákสร้างsâangธนาคารยีนtá-naa-kaan-yiinของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์ใกล้สูญพันธุ์sàt-glâi-sǔun-panเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápการฟื้นฟูgaan-fʉ́ʉn-fuuในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kót
The conservation organization created a gene bank of endangered animals to support future restoration.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธนาคาร said ทะ-นา-คาร?
tá-naa-kaan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |