ท้อง
belly
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- 1 belly、abdomen、womb
- 2 be pregnant、become pregnant
- 3 interior、middle、expanse
This word primarily refers to the belly or womb. It can also mean being pregnant and appears in compounds describing the main or broad expanse of a place.
belly、abdomen、womb
The front abdominal area of the body, including the belly and, when referring to pregnancy, the womb.
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ปวดท้อง pùat thɔ́ɔŋ I have a stomachache. ปวดท้อง details
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กินให้อิ่มท้อง kin hây ìm thɔ́ɔŋ Eat until you are full. กินให้อิ่มท้อง details
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ลูกอยู่ในท้องแม่ lûuk yùu nay thɔ́ɔŋ mɛ̂ɛ The baby is in its mother's womb. ลูกอยู่ในท้องแม่ details
be pregnant、become pregnant
An everyday way to say that someone is pregnant or has become pregnant.
interior、middle、expanse
The inner, central, or broad main expanse of a large place or object, used chiefly as part of a compound.
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เรืออยู่กลางท้องทะเล rʉa yùu klaaŋ thɔ́ɔŋthalee The boat is in the middle of the sea. เรืออยู่กลางท้องทะเล details
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ชาวนาทำงานกลางท้องทุ่ง chaaw naa tham ŋaan klaaŋ thɔ́ɔŋ thûŋ The farmers are working out in the fields. ชาวนาทำงานกลางท้องทุ่ง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of ท้อง is a part that contains or holds something within it. For the body, it can refer both to the visible belly or abdominal area and to the womb carrying a baby. From this sense, it also functions as an everyday verb meaning “to be pregnant” or “to become pregnant.” It also forms compounds such as ท้องฟ้า (sky), ท้องทะเล (open sea), and ท้องทุ่ง (open fields), where it suggests the broad inner or main expanse of a place. These compounds are best learned as complete words rather than translated piece by piece.
Usage
It is common in everyday conversations about physical condition, as in ปวดท้อง (have a stomachache) and ท้องเสีย (have diarrhea). It is also widely used among family and friends to talk about pregnancy. In addition, it frequently appears in compounds describing broad landscapes such as the sky, sea, and fields.
Caution
ท้อง refers to the abdominal area broadly; use กระเพาะอาหาร when referring specifically to the stomach as an organ. To say “I’m hungry,” use หิว or หิวข้าว rather than ท้อง by itself. Although ท้อง is natural in casual conversation about pregnancy, directly asking whether someone is pregnant can be intrusive. ตั้งครรภ์ is more suitable in medical, official, or formal contexts.
Differences from similar words
1 belly synonyms
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กระเพาะอาหาร specifically means the stomach as an internal organ. ท้อง is the everyday word for the belly or abdominal area as a whole.
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ครรภ์ is a more formal word for the womb and commonly occurs in pregnancy-related terminology. ท้อง is the more direct, everyday term.