เป็นต้นธาร
bpen dtôn taan
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] be the headwaters/source
to be the physical headwaters or starting point of a river or stream
Examples
อุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan hàeng châatอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan hàeng châat1national park2National Park (official designation)แห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความสำคัญkwaam săm-kanความสำคัญkwaam săm-kanimportance; significanceเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3local; on-site; field (modifier)4field; scope (figurative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taanเป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taan1[to] be the headwaters/source2[to] be the origin/causeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่น้ำปิงmâe-nám bpingแม่น้ำปิงmâe-nám bpingPing River (Thailand)
This national park is important because it is the area that is the headwaters of the Ping River.
2NounB2
[to] be the origin/cause
to be the origin, root, or starting point of something abstract (e.g., ideas, movements, problems)
Examples
ความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáeng1conflict; disagreement; dispute; clash2contradiction; incompatibility; inconsistencyเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันนั้นwan nánวันนั้นwan nánthat dayเป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taanเป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taan1[to] be the headwaters/source2[to] be the origin/causeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-pan1relationship; relations (people/groups)2connection; association; correlation (things/data)3mathematical relationที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotใหญ่ขึ้นyài kûenใหญ่ขึ้นyài kûen1bigger; larger; greater (comparative)2[to] get bigger; enlarge; increase in sizeในเวลาต่อมาnai way-laa dtò maaในเวลาต่อมาnai way-laa dtò maalater on; subsequently
The small conflict that day was the origin of the bigger relationship problems later on.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เป็นต้นน้ำbpen dtôn náamเป็นต้นน้ำbpen dtôn náam1[to] be the source of a river; [to] be upstream2[to] be the origin or primary source [of sth]
- [to] be the source of a river; [to] be upstream
- [to] be the origin or primary source [of sth]
เป็นต้นกำเนิดbpen dtôn gam-nèrtเป็นต้นกำเนิดbpen dtôn gam-nèrt[to] be the origin of [sth]
[to] be the origin of [sth]
เป็นต้นเหตุbpen dtôn hèetเป็นต้นเหตุbpen dtôn hèet[to] be the cause [of sth]
[to] be the cause [of sth]
เป็นแหล่งกำเนิดbpen làeng gam-nèrtเป็นแหล่งกำเนิดbpen làeng gam-nèrt[to] be the source of [sth]; [to] be the origin of [sth]
[to] be the source of [sth]; [to] be the origin of [sth]
Word Breakdown
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เป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taanเป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taan[to] be the headwaters/source