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gài-dtôm

Meaning

1NounA2

boiled chicken

boiled chicken, often served as a dish on its own or with rice.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ไก่ต้มgài-dtômไก่ต้มgài-dtômboiled chicken
I like to eat boiled chicken.
3 more examples
วันนี้wan-níiฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉไก่ต้มgài-dtômมาจากmaa-jàakตลาดdtà-làat
Today I bought boiled chicken from the market.
แม่mɛ̂ɛกำลังgam-langทำtamไก่ต้มgài-dtômสำหรับsǎm-ràpมื้อเย็นmʉ́ʉ-yen
Mom is making boiled chicken for dinner.
ไก่ต้มgài-dtômจะjàอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกินคู่กับgin-kûu-gàpน้ำจิ้มnáam-jîmรสเด็ดrót-dèt
Boiled chicken is very delicious when eaten with a spicy dipping sauce.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

gài

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 1
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ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)[to] boil; simmerPart 2
ไก่ต้มgài-dtômไก่ต้มgài-dtômboiled chickenboiled chickenWord