ตั้ง

See also: ตั่ง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *taŋꟲ (“to erect”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩢ᩠᩶ᨦ, Lao ຕັ້ງ (tang), Lü ᦎᧂᧉ (ṫang²), Shan တင်ႈ (tāng), Ahom 𑜄𑜂𑜫 (taṅ), Zhuang daengj.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ตั้ง t ạ ˆ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtâng
	Royal Institute	tang
(standard) IPA^(key)		/taŋ˥˩/^(R)

Verb

ตั้ง • (dtâng) (abstract noun การตั้ง)

to set up, to erect; to create, to establish; to form, to constitute.
ตั้งชื่อ
dtâng chʉ̂ʉ
to create a name

ตั้งวง
dtâng wong
to form a band (of persons); to form a gathering (of persons)

ตั้งกฎหมาย
dtâng gòt-mǎai
to establish a law

ตั้งขบวน
dtâng kà-buuan
to set up a procession; to form a procession

ตั้งแถว
dtâng tɛ̌o
to line up
(literally) to set up a line (of persons); to form a line (of persons)
to set (in a certain position or condition):
1. to locate; to situate.
2. to put; to place.
3. to nominate; to appoint; to invest (with a position, authority, etc); to install (in an office).
4. to install: to place in position or connect for service or use.
5. to adjust (a mechanism).
  ตั้งนาฬิกาปลุก
  dtâng naa-lí-gaa-bplùk
  to set an alarm clock
6. to keep, maintain, or conduct (oneself in a certain condition or state).
to stand; to erect; to set or be in an upright or vertical position or direction.
to specify; to determine; to fix.
ตั้งราคา
dtâng raa-kaa
to set a price
to heap up; to pile up; to put or place (something over, above, or on top of another).
to commence; to start.
ตั้งครรภ์
dtâng kan
to start pregnancy; the pregnancy starts; to start being pregnant

ตั้งกระทู้
dtâng grà-túu
to start a thread (as on a webboard)

Derived terms

Adverb

ตั้ง • (dtâng)

as much as, as many as, so far as; up to; almost.

Classifier

ตั้ง • (dtâng)

Classifier for things piled up or placed over, above, or on one another.

Noun

ตั้ง • (dtâng)

occasion; round; time.