คติ(ká-dtì)

Meanings

1NounB2

principle; doctrine

A guiding principle, belief, or doctrine that shapes thought or behavior (often in religion, culture, or ethics).

Examples

คติká-dtìคติká-dtì1principle; doctrine2moral; maxim; moral of a story3interpretive viewของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectซื่อสัตย์sêu sàtซื่อสัตย์sêu sàt1honest; truthful; upright2loyal; faithful; devotedและláeและláeand (coordinating)ช่วยเหลือกันchûuay lĕuua ganช่วยเหลือกันchûuay lĕuua gan[to] help each other
Our family’s guiding principle is to be honest and help one another.
2NounB2

moral; maxim; moral of a story

A concise moral lesson or maxim drawn from stories, proverbs, or experience.

Examples

นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้คติhâi ká-dtìให้คติhâi ká-dtì[to] give [sb] moral advice; [to] offer a lessonว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeความซื่อสัตย์kwaam sêu sàtความซื่อสัตย์kwaam sêu sàt1honesty; integrity2fidelity; faithfulnessทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ความไว้วางใจkwaam wái waang jaiความไว้วางใจkwaam wái waang jai1trust; confidence2political confidence
This tale gives the moral that honesty earns us trust.
3NounC1

interpretive view

A particular interpretation or perspective used to make sense of something (e.g., a narrative or symbol).

Examples

บางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofนิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเดียวกันdiao ganเดียวกันdiao ganthe same; identicalแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ตีความdtee kwaamตีความdtee kwaam1[to] interpret2[to] construe legallyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toคติká-dtìคติká-dtì1principle; doctrine2moral; maxim; moral of a story3interpretive viewที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต่างกันdtàang ganต่างกันdtàang gan[to] differ; be different (from each other)
Some people read the same tale but interpret it through different perspectives.

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