ดินไหว
din-wǎiMeaning
1NounB1
earthquake; ground tremor
An earthquake; a shaking or trembling of the ground caused by movement in the Earth's crust.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดินไหวdin-wǎiดินไหวdin-wǎiearthquake; ground tremorเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amountบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedสั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]นิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
Last night there was a small earthquake; the house shook a little.
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When the earthquake happened, I quickly hid under the table because the floor shook strongly.
หลังlǎngดินไหวdin-wǎiครั้งkrángนั้นnánเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakอาคารaa-kaanทันทีtan-tiiและlɛ́รอrɔɔการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatจากjàakเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîi
After that earthquake, we had to leave the building immediately and wait for an announcement from the authorities.
ดินไหวdin-wǎiขนาดkà-nàatปานกลางbpaan-glaangที่tîiศูนย์กลางsǔun-glaangอยู่yùuลึกlʉ́kใต้dtâaiเปลือกโลกbplʉ̀ʉak-lôokทำให้tam-hâiโครงสร้างkroong-sâangบางส่วนbaang-sùuanแตกร้าวdtɛ̀ɛk-ráaoและlɛ́ระบบrá-bòpขนส่งkǒn-sòngหยุดชะงักyùt-chá-ngák
A moderate earthquake with an epicenter deep beneath the crust caused some structural cracking and disrupted transportation systems.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
din
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 1
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ดินไหวdin-wǎiดินไหวdin-wǎiearthquake; ground tremorearthquake; ground tremorWord