ทำให้

Thai

Etymology

ทำ (tam, “to do”) +‎ ให้ (hâi, “to give; to let”). Cognate with Lao ທຳໃຫ້ (tham hai).

Pronunciation

Orthographicทำให้
d å au h ˆ
Phonemic
ทำ-ไฮ่
d å – ai ɦ ˋ
RomanizationPaiboontam-hâi
Royal Institutetham-hai
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰam˧.haj˥˩/(R)

Verb

ทำให้ • (tam-hâi) (abstract noun การทำให้)

  1. to cause (something to be or do); to make (do something).
    อากาศร้อนเลยทำให้เหนื่อย
    aa-gàat rɔ́ɔn ləəi tam-hâi nʉ̀ai
    Hot weather makes (me) tired.
    ทำให้เป็นแบบโรมัน
    tam-hâi bpen bɛ̀ɛp roo-man
    to romanize

Derived terms

  • ทำให้ ... จาง ( jaang)

Further reading

  • “ทำให้” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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