นักบาส
nák-bàatMeaning
1NounB1
basketball player
A person who plays basketball, especially as a profession or on a team. A shortened form of นักบาสเกตบอลนักบาสเกตบอลnák-bàat-gèt-bɔɔnbasketball player.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillตัวสูงdtuua-sǔungตัวสูงdtuua-sǔungtall (of a person or animal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักบาสnák-bàatนักบาสnák-bàatbasketball playerหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
He's very tall. Is he a basketball player?
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นักบาสnák-bàatคนโปรดkon-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnทำคะแนนtam-ká-nɛɛnได้dâaiเยอะมากyə́-mâakในnaiเกมgeemเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi
My favorite basketball player scored a lot of points in yesterday's game.
โค้ชkóotกำลังgam-langคัดเลือกkát-lʉ̂ʉakนักบาสnák-bàatหน้าใหม่nâa-màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamทีมโรงเรียนtiim-roong-riian
The coach is selecting new basketball players to join the school team.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàเป็นbpenนักบาสnák-bàatอาชีพaa-chîipระดับแนวหน้าrá-dàp-nɛɛo-nâaได้dâaiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiวินัยwí-naiในnaiการฝึกซ้อมgaan-fʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmและlɛ́รักษาrák-sǎaสภาพร่างกายsà-pâap-râang-gaaiอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
To become a top-tier professional basketball player, one must have discipline in training and consistently maintain physical condition.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นักบาส said นัก-บาด?
nák-bàat
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 vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nák
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchperson engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)Part 1
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นักบาสnák-bàatนักบาสnák-bàatbasketball playerbasketball playerWord