บนดิน
bon-dinMeanings
1AdverbA2
on land; above ground
On land or above the ground, as opposed to in the air, at sea, or underground.
Examples
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Trees grow on the ground.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeขุดเจอkùt jerฟอสซิลfót-sinที่têeฝังอยู่făng yòoใต้ดินdtâi dinขึ้นมาkêun maaไว้บนwái bonดินdin
Archaeologists dug up fossils buried underground and brought them onto the land.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเพนกวินpeen-gwinจะjàว่ายน้ำwâai-náamเก่งgèngแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiอยู่yùuบนดินbon-din
Even though penguins are good swimmers, they spend most of their lives on land.
2AdjectiveB2
legal; official; above-ground (not underground)
Legal and in the open; state-run or officially recognized, as opposed to underground or illegal.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเลิกlə̂əkเลิกlə̂ək1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] end; be over (class/work/event)3[to] break up; separate4[to] cancel; abolish; discontinueทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìt[to] do business; run/operate a business; engage in commerceใต้ดินdtâai-dinใต้ดินdtâai-din1underground; subterranean2the subway/metro (colloquial)3clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)4underground; non-mainstream (music or culture)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationบนดินbon-dinบนดินbon-din1on land; above ground2legal; official; above-ground (not underground)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerถูกกฎหมายtùuk-gòt-mǎaiถูกกฎหมายtùuk-gòt-mǎailegal; lawful
He quit his underground business and turned to opening a legal, above-board company.
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ในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiสลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาลsà-làak-gin-bɛ̀ng-rát-tà-baanถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenหวยhǔuaiบนดินbon-dinเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiaoที่tîiรัฐrátอนุญาตà-nú-yâat
In Thailand, the government lottery is the only officially recognized, state-run lottery.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamผลักดันplàk-danให้hâiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtสีเทาsǐi-taoบางอย่างbaang-yàangขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอยู่yùuบนดินbon-dinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiจัดเก็บjàt-gèpภาษีpaa-sǐiอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòp
The government is trying to push some grey-area businesses to become legal and above-board in order to collect taxes systematically.
เขาkǎoมีmiiความตั้งใจkwaam-dtâng-jaiที่จะtîi-jàเปลี่ยนbplìianวงwongการพนันgaan-pá-nanใต้ดินdtâai-dinให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtบนดินbon-dinที่tîiโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎiและlɛ́ตรวจสอบได้dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp-dâai
He is determined to transform the underground gambling scene into a transparent and auditable above-board business.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 2
บนดินbon-dinบนดินbon-dinon land; above groundon land; above groundWord