อ้างตัว
âang-dtuuaMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] claim to be; style oneself (as)
to assert that one is a particular person, role, or status; to present or identify oneself as something (often with ว่าว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticize or เป็นเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition))
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)คนหนึ่งkon nèungคนหนึ่งkon nèung1one person2a person; someoneโทรมาtoh maaโทรมาtoh maa[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerออฟฟิศóf-fítออฟฟิศóf-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)อ้างตัวâang dtuuaอ้างตัวâang dtuua1[to] claim to be; style oneself (as)2[to] pose as; falsely claimว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal family
A woman called the office, identifying herself as the boss's wife.
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ชายchaaiที่tîiช่วยchûuaiเด็กdèkจมน้ำjom-náamอ้างตัวâang-dtuuaว่าwâaเป็นbpenทหารtá-hǎanที่มาtîi-maaพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn
The man who saved the drowning child claimed to be a soldier on vacation.
พยานpá-yaanในnaiคดีká-diiนี้níiอ้างตัวâang-dtuuaว่าwâaเป็นbpenอดีตà-dìitพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanบัญชีban-chiiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtและlɛ́มีmiiหลักฐานสำคัญlàk-tǎan-sǎm-kanอยู่ในyùu-naiมือmʉʉ
The witness in this case asserts that she is a former accountant of the company and holds key evidence.
ในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatมีmeeบุคคลbùk-konหลายคนlăai konที่têeอ้างตัวâang dtuuaว่าwâaเป็นbpenทายาทtaa-yâatที่têeหายไปhăai bpaiของkŏngราชวงศ์râat-chá-wongเพื่อpêuuaหวังwăngในnaiราชสมบัติrâat-chá-sŏm-bàt
Throughout history, there have been many individuals who asserted they were the long-lost heirs to a dynasty, hoping to claim the throne.
2VerbC1
[to] pose as; falsely claim
to claim an identity, role, or authority deceitfully or without legitimacy
Examples
ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)อ้างตัวâang-dtuuaอ้างตัวâang-dtuua1[to] claim to be; style oneself (as)2[to] pose as; falsely claimเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaotourist
That man deceitfully claimed to be a police officer to trick money out of tourists.
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แก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์gɛ́ng-kɔɔn-sen-dtə̂əมักจะmák-jàอ้างตัวâang-dtuuaเป็นbpenเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจากjàakหน่วยงานรัฐnùuai-ngaan-rátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaล้วงlúuangข้อมูลส่วนตัวkɔ̂ɔ-muun-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เสียหายpûu-sǐia-hǎai
Call center gangs often deceitfully claim to be officials from government agencies to phish for victims' personal information.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukดำเนินคดีdam-nəən-ká-diiข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎaอ้างตัวâang-dtuuaเป็นbpenเชื้อพระวงศ์chʉ́ʉa-prá-wongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉและlɛ́ฉ้อโกงchɔ̂ɔ-goongทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnจากjàakผู้คนpûu-kon
He was prosecuted for fraudulently claiming to be of royal descent to build credibility and defraud people of their assets.
การที่gaan têeบุคคลbùk-konใดๆdai daiอ้างตัวâang dtuuaเป็นbpenผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu chîiao chaanทางการแพทย์taang gaan pâetโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeใบประกอบวิชาชีพbai bprà-gòp wí-chaa chêepถือเป็นtĕu bpenภัยpaiต่อdtòสังคมsăng-komอย่างยิ่งyàang yîng
For any individual to fraudulently claim to be a medical expert without a professional license is a grave danger to society.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
âang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
อ้างâangอ้างâang1[to] claim; assert2[to] cite; quote; refer to3[to] use as a pretext; justify[to] claim; assertPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
อ้างตัวâang-dtuuaอ้างตัวâang-dtuua[to] claim to be; style oneself (as)[to] claim to be; style oneself (as)Word