ไทดำ
tai-damMeanings
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Tai Dam people
a Tai ethnic group in Southeast Asia, mainly in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and China; also called Black Tai.
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ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkไทดำtai damไทดำtai dam1Tai Dam people2Tai Dam languageในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จังหวัดเพชรบุรีjang-wàt pét-bù-reeจังหวัดเพชรบุรีjang-wàt pét-bù-reePhetchaburi Province (Thailand)สืบทอดsèup tâwtสืบทอดsèup tâwt1[to] inherit; succeed to2[to] pass down; hand down3[to] carry on; continueวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamcultureดั้งเดิมdâng-dermดั้งเดิมdâng-derm1original; from the beginning2traditional; customaryมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ชั่วอายุคนchûua aa-yú konชั่วอายุคนchûua aa-yú kon1a lifetime2a generation3for a lifetime
The Tai Dam community in Phetchaburi province has passed down their traditional culture for many generations.
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การแต่งกายgaan-dtɛ̀ng-gaaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngไทดำtai-damมีเอกลักษณ์mii-èek-gà-lákมากmâakโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ผ้าซิ่นpâa-sînและlɛ́ผ้าpâaโพกpôokศีรษะsǐi-sà
The clothing of Tai Dam women is very unique, especially their sarongs and headscarves.
จากjàakการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaทางประวัติศาสตร์taang-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatพบว่าpóp-wâaชาวchaaoไทดำtai-damได้dâaiอพยพòp-pá-yópจากjàakเวียดนามwîiat-naamเข้ามาkâo-maaตั้งถิ่นฐานdtâng-tìn-tǎanในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยsà-mǎiรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn-dtɔɔn-dtôn
Historical studies show that the Tai Dam people migrated from Vietnam to settle in Thailand since the early Rattanakosin period.
คนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiชาวchaaoไทดำtai-damกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuและlɛ́อนุรักษ์à-nú-rákประเพณีbprà-pee-niiของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengไม่ให้mâi-hâiสูญหายไปsǔun-hǎai-bpaiตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
The new generation of Tai Dam people is trying to revive and preserve their own traditions so they don't disappear over time.
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Tai Dam language
the language of the Tai Dam people.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎaiเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎailineage; ancestry; descentไทดำtai-damไทดำtai-dam1Tai Dam people2Tai Dam languageเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageไทดำtai-damไทดำtai-dam1Tai Dam people2Tai Dam languageให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)สองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎam1two or three; a few2two or three (used on its own)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utterance
My friend is of Tai Dam descent. He taught me a few words in the Tai Dam language.
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ภาษาpaa-sǎaไทดำtai-damมีmiiคำศัพท์kam-sàpหลายlǎaiคำkamที่tîiคล้ายกับkláai-gàpภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiถิ่นtìnเหนือnʉ̌ʉaและlɛ́ภาษาลาวpaa-sǎa-laao
The Tai Dam language has many words that are similar to the Northern Thai dialect and the Lao language.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaภาษาpaa-sǎaไทดำtai-damจะjàมีระบบmii-rá-bòpการเขียนgaan-kǐianเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengแต่dtɛ̀ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banมีmiiผู้ที่pûu-tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatอ่านàanและlɛ́เขียนkǐianอักษรàk-sɔ̌ɔnไทดำtai-damได้dâaiน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longมากmâak
Although the Tai Dam language has its own writing system, there are far fewer people who can read and write the Tai Dam script today.
นักภาษาศาสตร์nák-paa-sǎa-sàatกำลังgam-langทำงานtam-ngaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบันทึกban-tʉ́kและlɛ́อนุรักษ์à-nú-rákภาษาpaa-sǎaไทดำtai-damซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenภาษาpaa-sǎaที่tîiใกล้glâiสูญพันธุ์sǔun-panในnaiหลายlǎaiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
Linguists are working hard to document and preserve the Tai Dam language, which is an endangered language in many areas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไทดำ said ไท-ดัม?
tai-dam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tai
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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ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterblack; very dark (color)Part 2
ไทดำtai-damไทดำtai-damTai Dam peopleTai Dam peopleWord