บ้านดอน
bâan-dɔɔnMeaning
1NounB2
village/area on raised ground; common toponym
A village, settlement, or area located on slightly elevated or upland ground; also widely used as a place name across Thailand.
Examples
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownบ้านดอนbâan-dɔɔnบ้านดอนbâan-dɔɔnvillage/area on raised ground; common toponymเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùu1[to] be located; be situated; stand2[to] be based on; rest upon (figurative)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเนินnəənเนินnəən1hill; mound; rise2bump; hump (road/surface)สูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàa1taller; higher (height/elevation)2higher; greater than (level/amount)ทุ่งนาtûng-naaทุ่งนาtûng-naarice field; paddy fieldโดยรอบdooi-rɔ̂ɔpโดยรอบdooi-rɔ̂ɔp1all around; on every side; throughout the vicinity2surrounding; encircling
Our village is called Ban Don because it's located on ground higher than the surrounding rice fields.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนkonนิยมní-yomตั้งdtângหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanบนbonที่ดอนtîi-dɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหนีnǐiน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiจึงjʉngได้ชื่อว่าdâai-chʉ̂ʉ-wâaบ้านดอนbâan-dɔɔn
In the past, people preferred to build villages on upland areas to escape floods, which is why this village was named Ban Don.
จากjàakการสำรวจgaan-sǎm-rùuatแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiเก่าgàoพบว่าpóp-wâaมีmiiชุมชนchum-chonชื่อchʉ̂ʉบ้านดอนbâan-dɔɔnกระจายgrà-jaaiอยู่yùuตามที่dtaam-tîiราบrâapสูงsǔungหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngในnaiภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎan
A survey of old maps reveals that communities named "Ban Don" are scattered across many plateaus in the Northeast.
ลักษณะlák-sà-nàทางtaangภูมิศาสตร์puu-mí-sàatที่tîiเป็นที่bpen-tîiดอนdɔɔnสลับsà-làpกับgàpที่ลุ่มtîi-lûmเป็นbpenปัจจัยสำคัญbpàt-jai-sǎm-kanที่tîiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətการตั้งถิ่นฐานgaan-dtâng-tìn-tǎanที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaบ้านดอนbâan-dɔɔnในnaiบริเวณนี้bɔɔ-rí-ween-níi
The geographical feature of alternating upland and lowland areas was a key factor in the establishment of settlements called Ban Don in this region.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedhouse; homePart 1
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ดอนdɔɔnดอนdɔɔn1upland; high, dry ground2small rise; mound3upland; high and dryupland; high, dry groundPart 2
บ้านดอนbâan-dɔɔnบ้านดอนbâan-dɔɔnvillage/area on raised ground; common toponymvillage/area on raised ground; common toponymWord