ลำตัด
lam-dtàtMeaning
1NounC1
Thai folk singing performance (Lam Tad)
A traditional folk show from central Thailand with witty, made-up-on-the-spot back and forth singing between performers or groups, often with playful or slightly naughty jokes, to a steady drum beat.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)งานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchคณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3committee; board (as a body)4classifier: groups/delegations/troupesลำตัดlam-dtàtลำตัดlam-dtàtThai folk singing performance (Lam Tad)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerพ่อเพลงpɔ̂ɔ-pleengพ่อเพลงpɔ̂ɔ-pleengmale master of folk verse-singingแม่เพลงmɛ̂ɛ-pleengแม่เพลงmɛ̂ɛ-pleengfemale master/lead folk singerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillด้นกลอนสดdôn-glɔɔn-sòtด้นกลอนสดdôn-glɔɔn-sòt[to] improvise verse; freestyle rhymed linesโต้ตอบdtôo-dtɔ̀ɔpโต้ตอบdtôo-dtɔ̀ɔp1[to] respond; reply2[to] interactกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!ตลกดีdtà-lòk-diiตลกดีdtà-lòk-diiquite funny; amusing
At the temple fair last night, we went to see a lamtat troupe. The male and female lead singers were great at improvising verses back and forth; it was very funny.
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เสน่ห์sà-nèeของkɔ̌ɔngลำตัดlam-dtàtไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอยู่yùuแค่kɛ̂ɛจังหวะกลองjang-wà-glɔɔngรำมะนาram-má-naaที่tîiคึกคักkʉ́k-kákแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangอยู่ที่yùu-tîiไหวพริบwǎi-prípของkɔ̌ɔngพ่อเพลงpɔ̂ɔ-pleengแม่เพลงmɛ̂ɛ-pleengในnaiการใช้gaan-cháiปฏิภาณbpà-dtì-paanแต่งกลอนdtɛ̀ng-glɔɔnสดsòtที่tîiคมคายkom-kaaiและlɛ́มักmákมีmiiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaสองแง่สองง่ามsɔ̌ɔng-ngɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̌ɔng-ngâam
The charm of lamtat lies not only in the lively rhythm of the rammana drum, but also in the performers' quick wit and ability to improvise clever and often risqué lyrics.
แม้mɛ́ɛในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banลำตัดlam-dtàtจะjàหาชมhǎa-chomได้dâaiยากyâakขึ้นkʉ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiบางbaangคณะká-náที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอนุรักษ์à-nú-rákศิลปะการแสดงsǐn-lá-bpà-gaan-sà-dɛɛngแขนงkà-nɛ̌ɛngนี้níiไว้wáiโดยdooiปรับbpràpเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaการร้องgaan-rɔ́ɔngให้hâiเสียดสีsìiat-sǐiและlɛ́สะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnปัญหาสังคมbpan-hǎa-sǎng-komร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Although lamtat is harder to find these days, some troupes are still trying to preserve this performance art by adapting the sung content to satirize and reflect contemporary social issues.
หัวใจสำคัญhǔua-jai-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngลำตัดlam-dtàtคือkʉʉความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการgaanเล่นคำlên-kamที่tîiแพรวพราวprɛɛo-praaoสามารถsǎa-mâatด้นกลอนสดdôn-glɔɔn-sòtที่tîiสัมผัสคล้องจองsǎm-pàt-klɔ́ɔng-jɔɔngและlɛ́มีmiiโวหารwoo-hǎanคมคายkom-kaaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเกทับgee-tápฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamได้dâaiอย่างyàangทันควันtan-kwan
The essence of a lamtat performer is the dazzling ability to "play on words," spontaneously creating rhyming verses with sharp rhetoric to instantly one-up their opponent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลำตัด said ลัม-ตัด?
lam-dtàt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull (of a boat)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsPart 1
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