อดกลั้น
òt-glânMeaning
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[to] restrain oneself; forbear
To control or suppress one's feelings, impulses, or actions; to hold oneself back.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptอดกลั้นòt-glânอดกลั้นòt-glân[to] restrain oneself; forbearไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coatกลับด้านglàp-dâanกลับด้านglàp-dâan[to] turn over; [to] reverse; [to] turn inside out
He tried to hold back his laughter when he saw his friend wearing a shirt inside out.
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เธอtəəโกรธgròotมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngอดกลั้นòt-glânอารมณ์aa-romไว้wáiเพราะprɔ́กำลังgam-langอยู่ในyùu-naiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum
She was very angry but had to suppress her feelings because she was in a meeting.
การเป็นgaan-bpenผู้นำpûu-namที่ดีtîi-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkอดกลั้นòt-glânต่อdtɔ̀ɔคำวิพากษ์วิจารณ์kam-wí-pâak-wí-jaanและlɛ́รับฟังráp-fangความเห็นkwaam-hěnที่tîiแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang
Being a good leader requires knowing how to hold back against criticism and listen to different opinions.
ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatอดกลั้นòt-glânน้ำตาnáam-dtaaไว้wáiได้dâaiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiและlɛ́ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างหนักyàang-nàk
In the end, she could no longer hold back her tears and broke down crying heavily.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
òt
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
อดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] go without; [to] forgo3[to] fast; [to] abstain from food[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)Part 1
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กลั้นglânกลั้นglân1[to] hold in; restrain (breath/tears/urine/etc.)2[to] suppress; stifle (feelings/impulses)[to] hold in; restrain (breath/tears/urine/etc.)Part 2
อดกลั้นòt-glânอดกลั้นòt-glân[to] restrain oneself; forbear[to] restrain oneself; forbearWord