กีฏะ
gii-dtàMeaning
1NounC2
insect (literary)
A literary or learned word for an insect.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กีฏะgii-dtàกีฏะgii-dtàinsect (literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)เข้าหาkâo-hǎaเข้าหาkâo-hǎa1[to] approach; go to see [sb]/[sth]2[to] court; seek favor from [sb]3[to] make advances; flirt withเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiflameเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageแทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้ที่pûu-tîiผู้ที่pûu-tîiperson who; those whoหลงใหลlǒng-lǎiหลงใหลlǒng-lǎibe enamored; be captivated; be infatuatedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่เห็นmâi-hěnไม่เห็นmâi-hěn1[to] not see2not at allอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardous
In this poem, an insect flying toward a flame represents someone so captivated that they fail to see the danger.
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ยามราตรีyaam-raa-dtriiแผ่คลุมpɛ̀ɛ-klumผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaเสียงsǐiangกีฏะgii-dtàดังdangประสานกันbprà-sǎan-ganราวกับraao-gàpธรรมชาติtam-má-châatกำลังgam-langขับกล่อมkàp-glɔ̀ɔmผู้เดินทางpûu-dəən-taang
As night blankets the forest, the sounds of insects blend together, as though nature were singing a lullaby to the traveler.
แม้máeกีฏะgee-dtàตัวนั้นdtuua nánจะjàมีชีวิตmee chee-wítเพียงpiiangชั่วchûuaฤดูréu-dooผู้ประพันธ์pôo bprà-panก็gâwใช้cháiชะตากรรมchá-dtaa gamของมันkŏng manสะท้อนsà-tónความไม่เที่ยงkwaam mâi tîiangของkŏngสรรพชีวิตsàp-pá-chee-wít
Although that insect lives for only a season, the author uses its fate to reflect the impermanence of all living things.
แม้mɛ́ɛกีฏะgii-dtàอันanเล็กlékจ้อยjɔ̂ɔiจะjàถูกtùukมนุษย์má-nútมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamแต่dtɛ̀ɛหากhàakขาดkàatมันmanเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛoสายใยsǎai-yaiแห่งhɛ̀ngชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiเกื้อกูลgʉ̂ʉa-guunกันganก็gɔ̂อาจàatขาดสะบั้นkàat-sà-bân
Though humans overlook tiny insects, without them the interconnected web of life could unravel.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กีฏะ said กี-ตะ?
gii-dtà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |