บ่อน
bɔ̀ɔnMeaning
1NounB1
gambling den; illegal casino
a place used for gambling, typically illegal or clandestine
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceบ่อนbɔ̀ɔnบ่อนbɔ̀ɔngambling den; illegal casinoใต้ดินdtâai-dinใต้ดินdtâai-din1underground; subterranean2the subway/metro (colloquial)3clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)4underground; non-mainstream (music or culture)เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police raided an underground gambling den last night.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔkหลังlǎngตลาดdtà-làatมีmiiบ่อนbɔ̀ɔnลับlápที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətเฉพาะchà-pɔ́คนรู้จักkon-rúu-jàk
He said there’s a secret gambling den in the alley behind the market that opens only for acquaintances.
ชุมชนchum-chonละแวกlá-wɛ̂ɛkนั้นnánเอือมระอาʉʉam-rá-aaกับgàpบ่อนbɔ̀ɔnแฝงfɛ̌ɛngที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiคนkonติดหนี้dtìt-nîi
The neighborhood is fed up with the clandestine gambling den that drives people into debt.
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangบ่อนbɔ̀ɔnเถื่อนtʉ̀ʉanในnaiโกดังgoo-dangเก่าgàoทำให้tam-hâiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngสืบหาsʉ̀ʉp-hǎaอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
Rumors about an illicit gambling den in an old warehouse prompted officials to investigate cautiously.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bɔ̀ɔn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |