รอบโตก
rɔ̂ɔp-dtòokMeaning
1NounB2
around a pedestal food tray
Around a tok, a low pedestal tray used for serving food, especially in Northern Thailand.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideนั่งล้อมวงnâng-lɔ́ɔm-wongนั่งล้อมวงnâng-lɔ́ɔm-wong[to] sit in a circleรอบโตกrɔ̂ɔp-dtòokรอบโตกrɔ̂ɔp-dtòokaround a pedestal food trayแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)อาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaอาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai foodด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellow
We sat in a circle around the low serving tray and shared sticky rice and Northern Thai dishes.
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Grandma laid mats around the low serving tray for her grandchildren to sit on while eating dinner.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanยกyókอาหารaa-hǎanมาmaaวางwaangจนjonครบkrópแขกkɛ̀ɛkก็gɔ̂นั่งล้อมวงnâng-lɔ́ɔm-wongรอบโตกrɔ̂ɔp-dtòokโดยdooiมีmiiเจ้าบ้านjâao-bâanคอยkɔɔiแนะนำnɛ́-namอาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láอย่างyàang
Once the host had set out all the food, the guests sat around the low serving tray while the host introduced each Northern Thai dish.
แม้mɛ́ɛบ้านbâanจะมีjà-miiโต๊ะกินข้าวdtó-gin-kâaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเวลาwee-laaญาติyâatมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganคุณยายkun-yaaiก็gɔ̂ยังyangชอบchɔ̂ɔpให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konนั่งnângรอบโตกrɔ̂ɔp-dtòokเพราะprɔ́ได้dâaiกินข้าวgin-kâaoและlɛ́พูดคุยกันpûut-kui-ganอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chít
Although the house now has a dining table, Grandma still likes everyone to sit around the low serving tray when relatives gather, so they can eat and chat close together.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rɔ̂ɔp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
รอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyaround; surroundingPart 1
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โตกdtòokโตกdtòoka pedestal tray; low round table for serving fooda pedestal tray; low round table for serving foodPart 2
รอบโตกrɔ̂ɔp-dtòokรอบโตกrɔ̂ɔp-dtòokaround a pedestal food trayaround a pedestal food trayWord