ดิ้น
dînMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] dance (informal; lively)
to move your body to music in an energetic or lively way; an informal way to say dance
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดิ้นdînดิ้นdîn1[to] dance (informal; lively)2[to] wriggle; squirm; writhe; thrash3[to] struggle; resist (figurative)4metallic thread; gold or silver embroidery threadคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
He likes to turn on music and dance by himself in his room.
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Do you want to go dancing tonight?
พอดีpɔɔ-diiเจjeeเปิดbpə̀ətเพลงpleengโปรดbpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ลุกlúkไปbpaiดิ้นdînที่tîiหน้าเวทีnâa-wee-tiiทันทีtan-tii
When the DJ played my favorite song, I immediately got up to dance in front of the stage.
2VerbB1
[to] wriggle; squirm; writhe; thrash
to twist and move the body quickly or violently, often because of pain, being held, or trying to escape
Examples
เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókเด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókinfant; babyดิ้นdînดิ้นdîn1[to] dance (informal; lively)2[to] wriggle; squirm; writhe; thrash3[to] struggle; resist (figurative)4metallic thread; gold or silver embroidery threadไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and froเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่สบายตัวmâi-sà-baai-dtuuaไม่สบายตัวmâi-sà-baai-dtuua1physically uncomfortable; unwell2[to] feel physically unwell
The baby is wriggling around because he's uncomfortable.
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ปลาbplaaตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiดิ้นdînแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongดึงdʉngขึ้นkʉ̂nมาจากmaa-jàakน้ำnáam
The big fish struggled violently when the fisherman pulled it out of the water.
ผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaพยายามpá-yaa-yaamดิ้นdînให้hâiหลุดlùtจากjàakพันธนาการpan-tá-naa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngตำรวจdtam-rùuat
The suspect tried to struggle free from the police's restraints.
เขาkǎoนอนดิ้นnɔɔn-dînทุรนทุรายtú-ron-tú-raaiอยู่yùuบนbonเตียงdtiiangเพราะprɔ́พิษไข้pít-kâiขึ้นkʉ̂nสูงsǔung
He was tossing and turning in torment on the bed due to a high fever.
3VerbB2
[to] struggle; resist (figurative)
to try hard to get out of a difficult situation or to resist pressure (figurative)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toดิ้นรนdîn-ronดิ้นรนdîn-ron1[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival2[to] struggle (physically) to get freeทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาเงินhǎa-ngənหาเงินhǎa-ngən[to] earn money; [to] make moneyเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang-krɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang-krɔ̂ɔp-kruua[to] support [one's] family
He has to struggle, working two jobs to earn money to support his family.
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ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàมีmiiหนี้สินnîi-sǐnเยอะyə́เขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangดิ้นสู้dîn-sûuไม่mâiยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ
Even though he has a lot of debt, he keeps struggling and refuses to give up.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtเล็กๆlék lékหลายแห่งlăai hàengกำลังgam-langดิ้นdînอย่างหนักyàang nàkเพื่อpêuuaความอยู่รอดkwaam yòo rôtในnaiสภาวะเศรษฐกิจsà-paa-wá sèt-tà-gìtถดถอยtòt tŏi
Many small companies are struggling hard to survive in the recessive economy.
จำเลยjam-ləəiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamดิ้นรนdîn-ronทุกtúkวิถีทางwí-tǐi-taangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพิสูจน์pí-sùutความบริสุทธิ์kwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùtและlɛ́ให้hâiหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎa
The defendant is trying hard in every way possible to prove his innocence and get free from the charges.
4NounB2
metallic thread; gold or silver embroidery thread
fine metallic wire or thread, often gold- or silver-colored, used in embroidery and decorative work
Examples
ชุดไทยchút-taiชุดไทยchút-taitraditional Thai outfitชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ปักbpàkปักbpàk1[to] stick; insert; set upright2[to] embroider3north (Chinese-derived combining element)ลวดลายlûuat-laaiลวดลายlûuat-laai1pattern; decorative motif2style; flourish; flairด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooดิ้นdînดิ้นdîn1[to] dance (informal; lively)2[to] wriggle; squirm; writhe; thrash3[to] struggle; resist (figurative)4metallic thread; gold or silver embroidery threadสีทองอร่ามsǐi-tɔɔng-à-ràamสีทองอร่ามsǐi-tɔɔng-à-ràambrilliant gold color
This Thai dress is embroidered with patterns of brilliant gold thread.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛกำลังgam-langเลือกซื้อlʉ̂ʉak-sʉ́ʉดิ้นเงินdîn-ngənกับgàpดิ้นทองdîn-tɔɔngที่tîiสำเพ็งsǎm-pengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiทำtamเครื่องแขวนkrʉ̂ʉang-kwɛ̌ɛn
My mom is choosing silver and gold tinsel at Sampheng market to make a mobile decoration.
การใช้gaan cháiดิ้นdînในnaiการทอgaan torผ้าโขมพัสตร์pâa kŏm-má-pátเป็นbpenเทคนิคték-níkที่têeสืบทอดกันมาsèup tôt gan maaแต่โบราณdtàe boh-raanเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มpêrmความแวววาวkwaam waew waaoหรูหราrŏo-răa
Using metallic thread in weaving traditional 'Khomapastr' fabric is an ancient technique passed down to add a luxurious shimmer.
ช่างฝีมือchâang fĕe meuuค่อยๆkôi kôiบรรจงban-jongปักbpàkดิ้นdînลงบนlong bonผืนpĕunผ้าไหมpâa măiทีละtee láเส้นsênอย่างประณีตyàang bprà-nêet
The artisan carefully and exquisitely embroiders each strand of metallic thread onto the silk fabric.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dîn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |