ต้อง

Compare Lao ຕ້ອງ (tǭng), Lü ᦎᦸᧂᧉ (ṫoang²), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜂𑜫 (toṅ).

ต้อง (abstract noun การต้อง)

1. to touch; to come into contact (with); to hit.
2. to be touched (by); to be hit (by).

   ต้องคำพิพากษา

   dtɔ̂ng kam-pí-pâak-sǎa

   to be subjected [to] a judgment
   (literally) to be hit [by] a judgment

   ต้องหา

   dtɔ̂ng hǎa

   to be accused
   (literally) to be hit [by] an accusation

   ต้องโทษ

   dtɔ̂ng tôot

   to be imposed [with] a penalty; to be subjected [to] a penalty
   (literally) to be hit [by] a penalty

   ต้องห้าม

   dtɔ̂ng hâam

   to be forbidden; to be prohibited
   (literally) to be hit by a prohibition

3. (auxiliary) to have (to); to be required (to); to need (to); to be necessary (to, for, etc).

   ต้องไป

   dtɔ̂ng bpai

   [I] have to go; [I] must go.

   ต้องทำเดี๋ยวนี้

   dtɔ̂ng tam dǐao-níi

   [This] has to be done right now; [this] must be done right now.

   ต้องออกกฎหมาย

   dtɔ̂ng ɔ̀ɔk gòt-mǎai

   [It is] necessary to issue [this] law.

4. to go in line (with); to be in agreement (with); to be in accordance (with); to be compatible (with).

   ต้องด้วยมาตราหนึ่งของรัฐธรรมนูญ

   dtɔ̂ng dûai mâat-dtraa nʉ̀ng kɔ̌ɔng rát-tà-tam-má-nuun

   to be in line with section 1 of the Constitution; to be in agreement with section 1 of the Constitution

• “ต้อง” 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.