ดรรชนี
dàt-chá-niiMeanings
1NounB2
index (book list)
an alphabetical list of names or topics in a book, showing where they are mentioned; a book index.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forหาหัวข้อhǎa-hǔua-kɔ̂ɔหาหัวข้อhǎa-hǔua-kɔ̂ɔ[to] find a topic; [to] look for a subjectไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)เป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet1especially; particularly2specially; as an exceptionลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptเปิดดูbpə̀ət-duuเปิดดูbpə̀ət-duu[to] open and lookที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดรรชนีdàt-chá-niiดรรชนีdàt-chá-nii1index (book list)2index fingerท้ายtáaiท้ายtáai1end; back; rear2last; finalเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2volume; bound book3classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierหาเจอhǎa-jəəหาเจอhǎa-jəə[to] find (successfully)ง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂nง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n1easier (than before)2more easily (than before)3[to] become easier
If you want to find a specific topic, try looking at the index at the back of the book; it will help you find it more easily.
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หนังสือnǎng-sĕuเล่มlêmนี้néeมีmeeดรรชนีdat-chá-neeที่têeละเอียดlá-ìiatมากmâakทำtamให้hâiเราraoสามารถsăa-mâatค้นหาkón hăaชื่อchêuบุคคลbùk-konและláeสถานที่sà-tăan tîiต่างๆdtàang-dtàangได้dâiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
This book has a very detailed index, allowing us to quickly search for names of people and places.
การจัดทำgaan-jàt-tamดรรชนีdàt-chá-niiสำหรับsǎm-ràpหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉวิชาการwí-chaa-gaanเป็นbpenงานngaanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonและlɛ́ความแม่นยำสูงkwaam-mɛ̂n-yam-sǔungเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanสามารถsǎa-mâatอ้างอิงâang-ingข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunได้dâaiอย่างถูกต้องyàang-tùuk-dtɔ̂ng
Creating an index for an academic book is a task that requires great patience and precision, so that readers can reference information correctly.
ดรรชนีdàt-chá-niiที่tîiไม่mâiครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumทุกtúkคำสำคัญkam-sǎm-kanในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉแทบจะไม่มีtɛ̂ɛp-jà-mâi-miiประโยชน์bprà-yòotเลยləəiสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้อ่านpûu-àanที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanค้นคว้าkón-kwáaข้อมูลเชิงลึกkɔ̂ɔ-muun-chəəng-lʉ́k
An index that doesn't cover all the keywords in the book is almost useless for readers who want to do in-depth research.
2NounC1
index finger
the finger next to the thumb; the index finger (a formal or literary term).
Examples
คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderดรรชนีdàt-chá-niiดรรชนีdàt-chá-nii1index (book list)2index fingerชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; point out3[to] designate; specifyไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]คำศัพท์kam-sàpคำศัพท์kam-sàpvocabulary; word; termยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กระดานgrà-daanกระดานgrà-daan1board; plank2board (blackboard/whiteboard)3game board
The teacher used her index finger to point at the difficult vocabulary on the board.
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ในnaiบางวัฒนธรรมbaang-wát-tá-ná-tamการใช้gaan-cháiดรรชนีdàt-chá-niiชี้chíiหน้าnâaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
In some cultures, pointing at someone's face with an index finger is considered an extremely impolite gesture.
วาทยกรwaa-tá-yá-gɔɔnยกyókดรรชนีdàt-chá-niiขึ้นkʉ̂nจรดjà-ròtริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konในnaiวงwongเงียบngîiapเสียงsǐiangลงlong
The conductor raised his index finger to his lips, signaling everyone in the orchestra to be silent.
นักสืบnák sèupใช้cháiปลายbplaaiดรรชนีdat-chá-neeไล่lâiไปตามbpai dtaamรายชื่อraai chêuผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiในnaiเอกสารèk-gà-săanอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaพลางplaangขมวดคิ้วkà-mùuat kíuครุ่นคิดkrûn kít
The detective slowly ran the tip of his index finger down the list of suspects in the document, furrowing his brow in thought.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดรรชนี said ดัด-ชะ-นี?
dàt-chá-nii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dàt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |