โต้ง
dtôongMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
big; fully grown
big, large, or fully grown (especially referring to male fowls or roosters)
Examples
ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)โต้งdtôongโต้งdtôong1big; fully grown2blatantly; openlyตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
My grandfather raises a big rooster in the backyard.
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ไก่gàiโต้งdtôongตัวนั้นdtuua-nánขันkǎnเสียงดังมากsǐiang-dang-mâakจนjonปลุกbplùkทุกคนtúk-konในบ้านnai-bâanให้hâiตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháao
That rooster crowed so loudly that it woke everyone in the house up early in the morning.
ยายyaaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเอาaoข้าวสารkâao-sǎanไปbpaiหว่านwàanให้hâiไก่gàiโต้งdtôongและlɛ́แม่ไก่mɛ̂ɛ-gàiในnaiสวนsǔuanกินgin
Grandma likes to scatter milled rice for the rooster and hens in the garden to eat.
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnคัดเลือกkát-lʉ̂ʉakไก่gàiโต้งdtôongที่tîiมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangสมบูรณ์sǒm-buunเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaเป็นbpenพ่อพันธุ์pɔ̂ɔ-panในnaiการขยายgaan-kà-yǎaiฝูงfǔungต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The farmer selects roosters with a perfect build to use as breeders for expanding the flock.
2AdverbB2
blatantly; openly
blatantly, openly, or directly without trying to hide
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกหกgoh-hòkโกหกgoh-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2lie; falsehood (uncommon as a noun)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkโต้งๆdtôhng-dtôhngโต้งๆdtôhng-dtôhngblatantly; openlyแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditคำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
He blatantly lied like this, who would believe his words anymore?
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เธอterเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maaลัดlátคิวkiwคนอื่นkon èunโต้งๆdtôhng-dtôhngโดยdoiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiสายตาsăai dtaaใครkraiเลยloie
She just blatantly cut in line without caring about anyone's stares.
การนำgaan namผลงานpŏn ngaanของkŏngคนอื่นkon èunมาmaaแอบอ้างàep âangว่าwâaเป็นbpenของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngโต้งๆdtôhng-dtôhngถือเป็นtĕu bpenการgaanละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์lá-mêrt lík-kà-sìtที่têeร้ายแรงráai raeng
Blatantly claiming someone else's work as your own is a serious copyright violation.
ทุจริตtút-jà-rìtกันganโต้งๆdtôhng-dtôhngแบบนี้bàep néeหน่วยงานnùuay ngaanที่têeเกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrngต้องdtôngรีบเข้าrîip kâoมาmaaตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpอย่างเร่งด่วนyàang rêng dùuan
Blatantly committing fraud like this, the relevant agencies must urgently come in to investigate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dtôong
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 | — | — |