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náam-tâaMeanings
1NounB2
natural water; water for use
water from natural sources such as rivers, canals, groundwater, or rain, used for daily life, farming, or general supply
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ที่อยู่tîi-yùuที่อยู่tîi-yùu1address (location details)2residence; place of living3address (digital)ริมคลองrim-klɔɔngริมคลองrim-klɔɔng1by/along the canal2canal-side; beside a canal3canal-side; canal bankยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำท่าnáam-tâaน้ำท่าnáam-tâa1natural water; water for use2(hydrology) runoff; streamflowในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] develop (film/photos)3[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)4[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รดน้ำrót-náamรดน้ำrót-náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
Villagers living along the canal still use water from this natural source for washing and watering plants.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiฝนตกfǒn-dtòkน้อยnɔ́ɔiทำให้tam-hâiเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaน้ำnáamท่าจะtâa-jàไม่mâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔการทำนาgaan-tam-naa
There has been little rain this year, making farmers worried that the natural water supply won't be sufficient for rice cultivation.
การอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákป่าbpàaต้นน้ำdtôn-náamเป็นbpenสิ่งสำคัญsìng-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngในnaiการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetและlɛ́ปริมาณbpà-rí-maanน้ำท่าnáam-tâaให้hâiคงอยู่kong-yùu
Conserving watershed forests is extremely important for maintaining the ecosystem and the supply of water from natural sources.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiมีmiiวัตถุประสงค์wát-tù-bprà-sǒngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบริหารจัดการbɔɔ-rí-hǎan-jàt-gaanแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamท่าtâaในnaiชุมชนchum-chonให้hâiเกิดประโยชน์gə̀ət-bprà-yòotสูงสุดsǔung-sùtและlɛ́ยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉn
This project aims to manage the natural water resources in the community for maximum and sustainable benefit.
2NounB2
(hydrology) runoff; streamflow
Water from precipitation that flows into streams and rivers within a drainage basin; the resulting flow in those channels.
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หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainปริมาณbpà-rí-maanปริมาณbpà-rí-maanquantity; amountน้ำท่าnáam-tâaน้ำท่าnáam-tâa1natural water; water for use2(hydrology) runoff; streamflowในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลำธารlam-taanลำธารlam-taanstream; brookก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂n1[to] increase; rise; go up2more (than before); to a greater degree3increased; higher; greater than beforeอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
After heavy rain in the mountains, the streamflow increased rapidly.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiฝนตกfǒn-dtòkน้อยnɔ́ɔiน้ำท่าnáam-tâaที่tîiไหลlǎiจากjàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiต้นน้ำdtôn-náamลงสู่long-sùuแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamจึงjʉngน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
There has been little rain this year, so less runoff is flowing from the headwaters into the river than last year.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiใช้cháiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunปริมาณฝนbpà-rí-maan-fǒnร่วมกับrûuam-gàpระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamในnaiลำน้ำlam-náamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคาดการณ์kâat-gaanน้ำท่าnáam-tâaที่จะtîi-jàไหลผ่านlǎi-pàanชุมชนchum-chonในnaiอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngวันข้างหน้าwan-kâang-nâa
Officials use rainfall data together with water levels in the channels to forecast the streamflow that will pass through the community two days from now.
แม้mɛ́ɛสองsɔ̌ɔngลุ่มน้ำlûm-náamจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápฝนfǒnในnaiปริมาณbpà-rí-maanใกล้เคียงกันglâi-kiiang-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛลักษณะดินlák-sà-nà-dinและlɛ́การใช้ที่ดินgaan-chái-tîi-dinอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiปริมาณbpà-rí-maanน้ำท่าnáam-tâaที่tîiไหลลงlǎi-longสู่sùuลำlamน้ำแตกnáam-dtɛ̀ɛkต่างกันมากdtàang-gan-mâak
Even when two drainage basins receive similar amounts of rain, soil characteristics and land use can cause the runoff entering their channels to differ considerably.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
náam
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ท่าtâaท่าtâa1posture; pose; stance2move; technique; style3harbor; port; pier; landing4appearance suggesting an outcome; sign5manner; way; airposture; pose; stancePart 2
น้ำท่าnáam-tâaน้ำท่าnáam-tâanatural water; water for usenatural water; water for useWord