สามต้น

sǎam-dtôn

Meaning

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three [CLASSIFIER: ต้นต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)] units

A numeral-classifier phrase meaning three items counted with ต้นต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix) (used for trees, plants, posts, etc.).

Examples

หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeสามต้นsǎam-dtônสามต้นsǎam-dtônthree [CLASSIFIER: ต้น] units
In front of my house there are three mango trees.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoปลูกbplùukต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaiสามต้นsǎam-dtônหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan
Yesterday he planted three banana plants behind the house.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉเสาไฟsǎo-faiสามต้นsǎam-dtônมาmaaติดdtìtริมถนนrim-tà-nǒn
Tomorrow we will buy three light posts to install along the road.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakต้นไม้dtôn-máaiสามต้นsǎam-dtônให้hâiโรงเรียนroong-riianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamร่มเงาrôm-ngaoในnaiสนามsà-nǎam
Villagers donated three trees to the school to provide shade in the yard.

Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

sǎam

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

สามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)three (3)Part 1
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ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)tree; plantPart 2
สามต้นsǎam-dtônสามต้นsǎam-dtônthree [CLASSIFIER: ต้น] unitsthree [CLASSIFIER: ต้น] unitsWord