เตา

dtao

Meanings

1NounA1

stove; cooker

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food with gas, electricity, or solid fuel

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเตาแก๊สdtao-gɛ́ɛtเตาแก๊สdtao-gɛ́ɛtgas stoveสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuakitchen
My house has a two-burner gas stove in the kitchen.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛเปิดbpə̀ətเตาdtaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoต้มdtômน้ำซุปnáam-súp
Mom turns on the stove and boils the soup.
เวลาwee-laaใช้cháiเตาไฟฟ้าdtao-fai-fáaอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmปิดbpìtสวิตช์sà-wítทุกครั้งtúk-krángหลังlǎngทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan
When using the electric stove, don’t forget to switch it off every time after cooking.
เราraoซื้อsʉ́ʉเตาdtaoอินดักชันin-dàk-chanมาใหม่maa-màiเพราะprɔ́ทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatง่ายngâaiและlɛ́ปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiกว่าgwàa
We bought a new induction stove because it’s easier to clean and safer.
2NounB1

furnace; kiln; oven

a structure or chamber heated for processes such as baking, firing pottery, or melting metal

Examples

คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)เตาdtaoเตาdtao1stove; cooker2furnace; kiln; ovenในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênliving room; family room; loungeให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsอุ่นùnอุ่นùn1warm; lukewarm (pleasantly mild heat)2[to] warm; reheat3warm; cozy (mood; atmosphere; feeling)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
It's cold tonight; we lit the heater in the living room to warm the room.
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ช่างchângเผาpǎoอิฐìtใช้cháiเตาdtaoขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiที่tîiให้hâiความร้อนสูงkwaam-rɔ́ɔn-sǔungตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángคืนkʉʉn
The brick burner used a large furnace that provides high heat throughout the night.
สตูดิโอsà-dtuu-di-oปั้นดินเผาbpân din păoมีmeeเตาdtaoเผาpăoที่têeควบคุมkûap-kumอุณหภูมิun-hà-poomได้dâiอย่างแม่นยำyàang mâen-yam
The pottery studio has a kiln that can precisely control the temperature.
โรงroongถลุงtà-lǔngโลหะloo-hàต้องdtɔ̂ngบำรุงรักษาbam-rung-rák-sǎaเตาdtaoอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumจะjàตกdtòkและlɛ́กระทบgrà-tópคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapงานngaanหลอมlɔ̌ɔm
The smelting plant must maintain the furnace regularly; otherwise, the temperature will drop and affect the quality of the melt.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

dtao

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

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——