เป็นต้นน้ำ(bpen dtôn náam)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] be the source of a river; [to] be upstream

to be the headwaters or source of a river; to be located upstream.

Examples

หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainในพื้นที่nai péun-têeในพื้นที่nai péun-têein the area; on-siteที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเป็นต้นน้ำbpen dtôn náamเป็นต้นน้ำbpen dtôn náam1[to] be the source of a river; [to] be upstream2[to] be the origin or primary source [of sth]ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)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/slotใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ยังคงyang kongยังคงyang kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doสะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1neat; tidy2pure; innocent (morally clean)3cleanบริสุทธิ์bo-rí-sùtบริสุทธิ์bo-rí-sùt1pure; clean; uncontaminated2innocent; morally pure3chaste; virginal4unalloyed; sheer
His village is in an area that is the headwaters, which keeps the water they use clean and pure.
2VerbC1

[to] be the origin or primary source [of sth]

to be the origin, primary source, or an early stage in a process or supply chain (often used in business).

Examples

โรงงานrohng ngaanโรงงานrohng ngaanfactory; plantของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)เป็นต้นน้ำbpen dtôn náamเป็นต้นน้ำbpen dtôn náam1[to] be the source of a river; [to] be upstream2[to] be the origin or primary source [of sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สายการผลิตsăai gaan pà-lìtสายการผลิตsăai gaan pà-lìtproduction line; assembly lineคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têeทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têe1[to] perform duties; carry out responsibilities2[to] function; serve/act asผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yieldเส้นด้ายsên dâaiเส้นด้ายsên dâai1thread; strand of fiber; filament2loose thread; endส่งให้sòng hâiส่งให้sòng hâi[to] send [sth] to [sb]; [to] pass [sth] to [sb]โรงทอrohng torโรงทอrohng torweaving mill; textile millผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)
Our factory is at the upstream stage of the production line, responsible for producing yarn for textile mills.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เป็นต้นbpen dtônเป็นต้นbpen dtônetc.; and so onPart 1
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น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 2
เป็นต้นน้ำbpen dtôn náamเป็นต้นน้ำbpen dtôn náam[to] be the source of a river; [to] be upstream