อุทก
ù-tókMeaning
1NounC1
water (formal/literary)
A formal, literary, or scientific word for water, often used as a component in compound words related to water or floods (e.g., อุทกภัยอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiflood; flooding - flood).
Examples
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2government; state authoritiesประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat-dtʉʉanประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat-dtʉʉan1warning announcement2[to] issue a warning; [to] alert (publicly)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พื้นที่เสี่ยงpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sìiangพื้นที่เสี่ยงpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sìianghigh-risk area; at-risk zoneเตรียมรับมือdtriiam-ráp-mʉʉเตรียมรับมือdtriiam-ráp-mʉʉ[to] prepare to deal with [sth]; brace for [sth]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)อุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiflood; flooding
The government warned people in at-risk areas to prepare for the problem of flooding (water disaster).
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นักศึกษาปริญญาโทnák sèuk-săa bpà-rin-yaa tohคนนี้kon néeกำลังgam-langทำวิจัยtam wí-jaiเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpอุทกพลศาสตร์ù-tók-gà-pon-lá-sàatของkŏngแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmâe-náam jâo-prá-yaa
This master's degree student is conducting research on the hydrodynamics (water dynamics) of the Chao Phraya River.
การสร้างแบบจำลองgaan-sâang-bɛ̀ɛp-jam-lɔɔngทางtaangอุทกวิทยาù-tók-gà-wít-tá-yaaช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoสามารถsǎa-mâatคาดการณ์kâat-gaanปริมาณbpà-rí-maanน้ำท่าnáam-tâaในnaiลุ่มน้ำlûm-náamได้dâaiอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yamขึ้นkʉ̂n
Creating hydrological (water science) models allows us to more accurately predict runoff volume in a river basin.
กวีเอกgà-wii-èekท่านtânนี้níiมักmákใช้cháiคำkamที่tîiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpธรรมชาติtam-má-châatเช่นchênพนาpá-naaลีliiหรือrʉ̌ʉอุทกù-tókธารtaanในnaiงานประพันธ์ngaan-bprà-panของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtân
This great poet often used words related to nature, such as 'forest' or 'stream of water', in his literary works.
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 syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ù
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 | — | — |