ปกตั้ง
bpòk-dtângMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] set up; erect
To set something in place or fix it upright. An old or literary expression.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan[to] help each other; cooperateปกตั้งbpòk-dtângปกตั้งbpòk-dtâng[to] set up; erectเสาธงsǎo-tongเสาธงsǎo-tongflagpoleไว้หน้าwái-nâaไว้หน้าwái-nâa[to] let [sb] save face; [to] go easy on [sb]ศาลาsǎa-laaศาลาsǎa-laapavilion; open-sided shelterแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsยึดyʉ́tยึดyʉ́t1[to] seize; confiscate2[to] hold; grip; fasten; secure3[to] occupy; seize control (of place/vehicle)4[to] adhere to; stick to [sth] (principle/position)5[to] become stiff; seize upให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4dense; compact5solid; reliable; certain (figurative)
The villagers worked together to erect a flagpole in front of the pavilion, then secured it tightly with ropes.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàยกyókคานkaanขึ้นkʉ̂nพาดpâatช่างchâangต้องdtɔ̂ngปกตั้งbpòk-dtângเสาsǎoทุกtúkต้นdtônให้hâiตรงdtrongและlɛ́มั่นคงmân-kongเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเรือนrʉʉanเอียงiiang
Before lifting the beams into place, the builders must set every post upright and secure it so that the house does not lean.
ครั้นkránได้ฤกษ์dâai-rə̂əkนายช่างnaai-châangจึงjʉngปกbpòkตั้งเสาเอกdtâng-sǎo-èekลงในlong-naiหลุมlǔmที่tîiเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiท่ามกลางtâam-glaangเสียงsǐiangสวดsùuatและlɛ́คำอวยพรkam-uuai-pɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâan
When the auspicious moment arrived, the master builder erected the main pillar in the prepared hole amid the villagers’ chanting and blessings.
ตามdtaamบัญชาban-chaaของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าเมืองjâao-mʉʉangเหล่าlàoช่างchâangได้dâaiปกตั้งbpòk-dtângศิลาจารึกsì-laa-jaa-rʉ́kไว้wáiณnáชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเป็นbpenประจักษ์พยานbprà-jàk-pá-yaanแห่งhɛ̀ngข้อตกลงkɔ̂ɔ-dtòk-longระหว่างrá-wàangสองsɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉang
At the governor’s command, the craftsmen erected an inscribed stone at the border to serve as tangible testimony to the agreement between the two cities.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpòk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ปกbpòkปกbpòk1cover; front cover2collar (of a garment)3[to] cover4normal; regular (abbr.)cover; front coverPart 1
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ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; piles[to] place upright; stand; erectPart 2
ปกตั้งbpòk-dtângปกตั้งbpòk-dtâng[to] set up; erect[to] set up; erectWord