โตรก
dtròokMeaning
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ravine; mountain cleft
A narrow ravine or cleft between hills or mountains that serves as a channel for flowing water.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไหลผ่านlăi pàanไหลผ่านlăi pàan[to] flow through; pass throughโตรกdtròhkโตรกdtròhkravine; mountain cleftแคบkâepแคบkâep1narrow2limited; not broad (scope or view)ๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăomountainสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไหลลงlăi longไหลลงlăi long[to] flow downสู่sòoสู่sòo1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)แม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriver
Water flows through a narrow ravine between two mountains and then into the river.
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ทางเดินtaang-dəənเลียบlîiapโตรกdtròokที่tîiมีmiiลำธารlam-taanไหลผ่านlǎi-pàanแคบkɛ̂ɛpมากmâakเราraoจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənเรียงกันriiang-ganทีละtii-láคนkon
The path along the ravine with a stream running through it is very narrow, so we have to walk single file.
หลังlăngฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkน้ำnáamจากjàakภูเขาpoo kăoไหลlăiมารวมกันmaa ruam ganในnaiโตรกdtròhkแคบkâepๆ-จนjonกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamเชี่ยวchîaoเกินกว่าgern gwàaจะjàข้ามkâamได้dâi
After heavy rain, water from the mountains converges in the narrow ravine, making the current too strong to cross.
แม้mɛ́ɛลำธารlam-taanในnaiโตรกdtròokจะมีjà-miiน้ำnáamไม่มากmâi-mâakในnaiฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaก็gɔ̂อาจàatไหลlǎiทะลักtá-lákเข้ามาkâo-maaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Although the stream in the ravine carries little water during the dry season, heavy rain can send flash floodwaters rushing into it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ตร, the first consonant ต sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtròok
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โตรกdtròokโตรกdtròokravine; mountain cleftravine; mountain cleftWord