สมทบ(sŏm-tóp)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] contribute; join in support

to add money, resources, or effort to something existing; to join in to reinforce or support

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สมทบsŏm-tópสมทบsŏm-tóp1supporting; supplementary; additional2[to] contribute; join in supportเงินngernเงินngern1funds; finances2silver (metal)3moneyอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3yet; still (in comparisons/time)4else; otherเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a little; slightly3a small amountเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2[to] save; rescue [sb]3please (request marker)ค่ารักษาkâa rák-săaค่ารักษาkâa rák-săamedical expensesพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)แมวmaeoแมวmaeocat
I added a bit more money to help with the cat’s medical bills.
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanสมทบsŏm-tópแรงraengและláeอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gonเพื่อpêuuaเราraoจะjàซ่อมsômสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lênให้hâiเสร็จsètทันtanวันเสาร์wan săo
Friends contributed labor and equipment so we could finish repairing the playground by Saturday.
ชุมชนchum-chonสมทบทุนsŏm-tóp tunกับgàpเทศบาลtâyt-sà-baanในnaiการปรับปรุงgaan bpràp bprungถนนสายหลักtà-nŏn săai làk
The community joined funds with the municipality to improve the main road.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtขอเชิญkŏr chernพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanสมทบsŏm-tópเวลาway-laaอาสาaa-săaและláeทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gonเพื่อpêuuaขยายkà-yăaiโครงการkrohng gaanช่วยเหลือผู้ประสบภัยchûuai-lĕuua púu bprà-sòp pai
The company invites employees to contribute volunteer time and resources to expand the disaster relief project.
2NounB2

supporting; supplementary; additional

added to or serving in support of something else, as in supporting performers or supplementary contributions

Examples

ทีมงานteem ngaanทีมงานteem ngaanteam; crew (work group)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] wish for; pray for2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] request; ask for [sth]อาสาสมัครaa-săa sà-màkอาสาสมัครaa-săa sà-màk1[to] volunteer2volunteer (person)สมทบsŏm-tópสมทบsŏm-tóp1supporting; supplementary; additional2[to] contribute; join in supportอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3yet; still (in comparisons/time)4else; otherสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toช่วยงานchûuai ngaanช่วยงานchûuai ngaan[to] help with work; [to] assistแจกjàekแจกjàek1[to] deal (cards)2[to] dish out; mete out (e.g., penalties, praise)3[to] hand out; distribute; give awayของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuff
The team requested ten more volunteers as reinforcements to help with the distribution.
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ทางtaangมูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíได้รับdâi rápเงินสมทบngern sŏm-tópจากjàakบริษัทเอกชนbor-rí-sàt èk-gà-chonเพื่อpêuuaเสริมsěrmงบngòpโครงการkrohng gaanอาหารกลางวันaa-hăan glaang wan
The foundation received matching funds from a private company to boost the school lunch budget.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatส่งกำลังsòng gam-langสมทบsŏm-tópไปbpaiพื้นpéunที่เกิดเหตุtêe gèrt hètเพื่อpêuuaควบkûuapคุมสถานการณ์kum sà-tăa-ná-gaan
The police sent reinforcements to the scene to control the situation.
งานวิจัยngaan wí-jaiนี้néeได้dâiทุนtunสมทบsŏm-tópจากjàakสองsŏngหน่วยงานnùuay ngaanทำให้tam hâiสามารถsăa-mâatขยายkà-yăaiขอบเขตkòp kètการทดลองgaan tót-longได้dâi
This research received matching funds from two agencies, allowing the scope of experimentation to be expanded.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เข้าร่วมkâo rûuamเข้าร่วมkâo rûuam1[to] join; participate; take part; attend2[to] join as a member/party; accede
  • [to] join; participate; take part; attend
  • [to] join as a member/party; accede
โปะbpòโปะbpò1[to] patch/cover roughly; plug2[to] top up; cover a shortfall (esp. money)3[to] slap/smear/plop on (a soft substance)
  • [to] patch/cover roughly; plug
  • [to] top up; cover a shortfall (esp. money)
  • [to] slap/smear/plop on (a soft substance)
ร่วมวงrûuam wongร่วมวงrûuam wong[to] join a group; [to] join in

[to] join a group; [to] join in

ร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1together; jointly2[to] join; participate3joint; shared; mutual
  • together; jointly
  • [to] join; participate
  • joint; shared; mutual
เพิ่มเติมpêrm dtermเพิ่มเติมpêrm dterm1[to] add; supplement2additional; extra; supplementary
  • [to] add; supplement
  • additional; extra; supplementary

Word Breakdown

สมsŏmสมsŏm1[to] be worthy of; deserve2befitting; appropriate; suitable3to match; to be compatiblePart 1
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ทบtópทบtóp1[to] double the stake; press a bet2Army (abbr.)3[to] fold over; double4cumulative; compounded; folded overPart 2
สมทบsŏm-tópสมทบsŏm-tóp[to] contribute; join in support