คุณตา
kun-dtaaMeanings
1NounA1
grandfather (maternal)
Mother’s father; used to refer to or address one’s maternal grandfather.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt1upcountry; outside the capital2provincial; out-of-town
My maternal grandpa lives upcountry.
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I love my maternal grandfather very much.
Tomorrow I will visit my maternal grandpa at his house.
Yesterday my maternal grandpa told me a bedtime story.
2NounA2
elderly man (polite address)
A polite or affectionate term used to address or refer to an elderly man, not necessarily a relative.
Examples
หนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular aboutของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)นะคะná-káนะคะná-kápolite particle (primarily feminine, softener)
I’ll help carry the things for you, sir.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoฉันchǎnทักทายták-taaiคุณตาkun-dtaaที่tîiหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiว่าwâaสวัสดีsà-wàt-diiครับkráp
This morning, I greeted the elderly gentleman at the end of the alley, saying hello.
ถ้าtâaคุณตาkun-dtaaต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanนั่งnângเชิญchəənนั่งnângที่tîiเก้าอี้gâo-îiนี้níiได้เลยdâai-ləəiครับkráp
If you’d like to sit, sir, please take this chair.
ระหว่างrá-wàangรอrɔɔรถเมล์rót-meeฉันchǎnคุยkuiกับgàpคุณตาkun-dtaaคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangราคาraa-kaaผักpàkที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatและlɛ́ขอคำแนะนำkɔ̌ɔ-kam-nɛ́-namการเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakของสดkɔ̌ɔng-sòt
While waiting for the bus, I chatted with an elderly gentleman about vegetable prices at the market and asked for tips on picking fresh produce.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaagrandfather (maternal)grandfather (maternal)Word