บัส
bátMeanings
1NounA1
bus (vehicle)
A large motor vehicle designed to carry many passengers; a bus.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryบัสbátบัสbát1bus (vehicle)2bus (electrical/data bus)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I take the bus to school every morning.
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Yesterday the bus was full, so we had to wait for the next one.
Tomorrow we will take the bus to the beach in the morning.
2NounB2
bus (electrical/data bus)
A shared pathway for transmitting data, signals, or power between components in computers or electronic systems.
Examples
เมนบอร์ดmeen-bɔ̀ɔtเมนบอร์ดmeen-bɔ̀ɔtmotherboardรุ่นrûnรุ่นrûn1model; version2generation; age cohort3class year; intake; batch4seniority level; age groupนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderบัสbátบัสbát1bus (vehicle)2bus (electrical/data bus)ความเร็วสูงkwaam-reo-sǔungความเร็วสูงkwaam-reo-sǔunghigh speedเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatซีพียูsii-pii-yuuซีพียูsii-pii-yuuCPU (central processing unit)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หน่วยความจำnùuai-kwaam-jamหน่วยความจำnùuai-kwaam-jamcomputer memory; memory subsystemได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerรวดเร็วrûuat-reoรวดเร็วrûuat-reo1fast; quick; rapid2rapidly; swiftlyขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
This motherboard uses a high-speed bus so the CPU can communicate with the memory more quickly.
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ถ้าtâaบัสbátมีmiiสัญญาณรบกวนsǎn-yaan-róp-guuanอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaจะjàส่งข้อมูลsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-muunผิดพลาดpìt-plâatและlɛ́เครื่องค้างkrʉ̂ʉang-káangได้dâai
If the bus has interference, multiple devices can send incorrect data and the system may freeze.
ระบบrá-bòpฝังfǎngตัวตัวdtuua-dtuuaนี้níiออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpให้hâiบัสbátสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanเป็นbpenแบบbɛ̀ɛpหลายlǎaiมาสเตอร์mâat-dtə̂əเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเซนเซอร์seen-sə̂əหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaส่งข้อมูลsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-muunพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganได้dâai
This embedded system is designed with a multi-master bus so multiple sensors can send data simultaneously.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngกำหนดgam-nòtความกว้างkwaam-gwâangบัสbátและlɛ́ความถี่kwaam-tìiสัญญาณsǎn-yaanให้hâiสมดุลsǒm-dunเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatระหว่างrá-wàangจีพียูjii-pii-yuuกับgàpหน่วยความจำnùuai-kwaam-jamกราฟิกgraa-fìk
Engineers must balance bus width and signal frequency to avoid bottlenecks between the GPU and graphics memory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บัส said บั๊ด?
bát
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ส is said like ด (t).Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written บั๊ด (bát). The spelling rule would give a Low tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
bát
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Low tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written บั๊ด (bát).
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.