อัดอั้น
àt-ânMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
repressed; bottled-up (feelings); pent-up
Unable to express feelings or thoughts; held back inside; emotionally pent-up.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindอัดอั้นàt-ânอัดอั้นàt-ân1repressed; bottled-up (feelings); pent-up2[to] be choked up; [to] feel pent-upเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetพูดไม่ได้pûut-mâi-dâaiพูดไม่ได้pûut-mâi-dâai[to] be unable to speak
Lately you seem pent-up, like you have something to say but can't say it yet.
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เขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอัดอั้นàt-ânเพราะprɔ́เก็บgèpความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonไว้wáiคนเดียวkon-diiaoมานานmaa-naan
He feels pent-up because he has kept his worries to himself for a long time.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiทีมteemอัดอั้นàt ânจนjonใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwไม่mâiกล้าglâaแสดงความคิดเห็นsà-daeng kwaam kít hĕnตรงๆdtrong dtrong
The atmosphere in the team is so pent-up that no one dares to express their opinions openly.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápโอกาสoo-gàatอธิบายà-tí-baaiตัวdtuuaเธอtəəจึงjʉngอัดอั้นàt-ânและlɛ́เครียดkrîiatสะสมsà-sǒm
When not given the chance to explain, she became pent-up and accumulated stress.
2VerbB2
[to] be choked up; [to] feel pent-up
To feel blocked or burdened from holding in emotions, words, or pressure.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อัดอั้นàt-ânอัดอั้นàt-ân1repressed; bottled-up (feelings); pent-up2[to] be choked up; [to] feel pent-upเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerค้างkáangค้างkáang1[to] stay over; spend the night2[to] remain; be left over3[to be] overdue; outstanding4[to] remain suspended; be stuck in position5[to] freeze; stop responding6trellis; support for climbing plantsในใจnai-jaiในใจnai-jaiinwardly; to oneselfให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He felt pent-up because he hadn't told anyone about what was weighing on his mind.
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ตลอดสัปดาห์dtà-lɔ̀ɔt-sàp-daaฉันchǎnอัดอั้นàt-ânมากmâakจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเขียนkǐianไดอารี่dai-aa-rîiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบายrá-baai
All week I felt so bottled up that I had to write in my diary to let it out.
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumที่tîiเงียบงันngîiap-nganทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konอัดอั้นàt-ânเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiให้hâiพูดpûutความกังวลkwaam-gang-won
The silent meeting made many people feel stifled, because there was no space to voice their concerns.
เขาkǎoยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าการwâa-gaanกดgòtความโกรธkwaam-gròotไว้wáiจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอัดอั้นàt-ânส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiความเครียดสะสมkwaam-krîiat-sà-sǒmและlɛ́นอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp
He admitted that suppressing his anger until he felt blocked led to accumulated stress and insomnia.
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
àt
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
อัดàtอัดàt1[to] compress; press tightly2[to] cram; stuff in3[to] record (audio/video)4[to] print (photos)5[to] beat up; hit hard (infml.)6[to] apply/lay on thick[to] compress; press tightlyPart 1
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อั้นânอั้นân1[to] hold back; suppress2backed up; congested3price-capped; frozen (prices)[to] hold back; suppressPart 2
อัดอั้นàt-ânอัดอั้นàt-ânrepressed; bottled-up (feelings); pent-uprepressed; bottled-up (feelings); pent-upWord