ทำนอง
melody
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- 1 melody、tune
- 2 manner、style、type、general sense
This noun refers to a recognizable pattern or direction. In music, it means a melody or tune; more broadly, it describes a manner, type, or general sense of something.
melody、tune
The organized sequence of notes that forms the recognizable tune of a song or other music.
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ทำนองเพลงนี้ไพเราะมาก thamnɔɔŋ phleeŋ níi phayrɔ́ mâak The melody of this song is beautiful. ทำนองเพลงนี้ไพเราะมาก details
manner、style、type、general sense
A general manner, type, or direction shared by actions, ideas, or statements; with speech, it can indicate an approximate gist rather than exact wording.
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เรื่องทำนองนี้เกิดขึ้นบ่อย rʉ̂aŋ thamnɔɔŋ níi kə̀ət khʉ̂n bɔ̀y This kind of thing happens often. เรื่องทำนองนี้เกิดขึ้นบ่อย details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea is an organized pattern or recognizable direction. In music, it refers to a melody or tune. For example, ทำนองเพลง is the melody of a song, and จำทำนองได้ means to remember the tune. In broader use, it frequently appears in expressions such as ในทำนองเดียวกัน (“along the same lines”) and เรื่องทำนองนี้ (“this kind of thing”). พูดทำนองว่า... summarizes the general sense of what someone said without presenting their exact words.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing a song's melody separately from its lyrics or describing how something is sung. It also appears in both conversation and writing when comparing ways of thinking, referring to a general kind of event, or paraphrasing the gist of what someone said.
Caution
In music, ทำนอง primarily means the melody, จังหวะ means the rhythm or beat, and เพลง refers to the song or piece as a whole. Also, พูดทำนองว่า... gives only the gist of a statement and should not be treated as an exact quotation.
Differences from similar words
1 melody synonyms
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จังหวะ refers to rhythm, beat, or timing. ทำนอง primarily refers to the melody created by a sequence of pitches.
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ท่วงทำนอง often emphasizes melodic flow or musical phrasing. ทำนอง is the more basic and broadly used word for the tune of a song.
2 manner synonyms
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วิธี is a specific method or procedure used to achieve something. ทำนอง describes a manner or general tendency and does not necessarily imply a concrete procedure.
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แบบ is a common, broad word for a type, pattern, or format. ทำนอง often presents something as following a similar manner or general direction rather than belonging to an exact category.