โทรโข่ง
too-rá-kòongMeanings
1NounB1
megaphone; bullhorn
a cone-shaped device used to amplify a person's voice.
Examples
คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòong1megaphone; bullhorn2mouthpiece (figurative)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
The teacher used a megaphone to talk to the students in the field.
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แกนนำgɛɛn-namผู้ประท้วงpûu-bprà-túuangตะโกนdtà-goonผ่านpàanโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konได้ยินdâi-yinชัดเจนchát-jeen
The protest leader shouted through a megaphone so that everyone could hear clearly.
ระหว่างrá-wàangการซ้อมหนีไฟgaan sóm nĕe faiเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeใช้cháiโทรโข่งtoh-rá-kòhngประกาศbprà-gàatแจ้งjâengคำแนะนำkam náe namต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
During the fire drill, the staff used a megaphone to announce instructions.
เสียงsǐiangจากjàakโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongอันanเก่าgàoค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangแตกพร่าdtɛ̀ɛk-prâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ยังyangดังdangพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàเรียกrîiakความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiจากjàakฝูงชนfǔung-chonได้dâai
The sound from the old megaphone was rather distorted, but it was still loud enough to get the crowd's attention.
2NounB2
mouthpiece (figurative)
figurative: a person or channel that loudly spreads another group's or leader's messages.
Examples
สื่อsʉ̀ʉสื่อsʉ̀ʉ1media; the media; mass media2medium; means; channel of communication3[to] convey; communicate4medium (spiritual/occult)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseสำนักsǎm-nákสำนักsǎm-nák1office; bureau; agency2school; sect; tradition3residence; establishment; headquartersทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)โทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòong1megaphone; bullhorn2mouthpiece (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2government; state authoritiesคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเข้าข้างkâo-kâangเข้าข้างkâo-kâang[to] side with [sb/sth]; be biased toward [sb/sth]ตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self
Some media outlets act as the government's mouthpiece, only reporting news that favors their side.
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เขาkǎoไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีmiiความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnเป็นbpenของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเลยləəiเป็นได้bpen-dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้านายjâo-naaiเท่านั้นtâo-nán
He never has his own opinions; he can only be a mouthpiece for his boss.
ในnaiระบอบเผด็จการrá-bɔ̀ɔp-pà-dèt-gaanสื่อมวลชนsʉ̀ʉ-muuan-chonมักmákถูกtùukใช้cháiเป็นbpenโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛโฆษณาชวนเชื่อkoo-sà-naa-chuuan-chʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́ควบคุมkûuap-kumความคิดkwaam-kítของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
In a dictatorship, the mass media is often used as a mouthpiece to spread propaganda and control public opinion.
นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanคนkonนั้นnánถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkว่าwâaเป็นbpenโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongให้กับhâi-gàpกลุ่มทุนglùm-tunใหญ่yàiโดยdooiไม่mâiคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔสังคมsǎng-komส่วนรวมsùuan-ruuam
That academic was heavily criticized for being a mouthpiece for large corporations, without considering the impact on society as a whole.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โทรโข่ง said โท-ระ-โข่ง?
too-rá-kòong
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
too
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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โทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongโทรโข่งtoo-rá-kòongmegaphone; bullhornmegaphone; bullhornWord