ดา
daaMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Da (given name; nickname)
A Thai given name or nickname, commonly feminine; used as a personal name.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ดาdaaดาdaaDa (given name; nickname)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
This is Da, my friend.
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Da came to my house yesterday.
Tomorrow Da will apply for a job at a new company.
ดาdaaเป็นbpenคนkonตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำงานtam-ngaanและlɛ́สื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanกับgàpทีมtiimได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâak
Da is diligent and communicates very well with the team.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
daa
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 | — | — |