ดีด
dìitMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pluck/strum (string instrument)
To sound a stringed instrument by plucking or strumming with a finger or pick.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ดีดdèetดีดdèet1[to] pluck/strum (string instrument)2[to] flick; snap (with the finger)3[to] spring back; rebound4[to] raise; lift by leverage or upward pressureกีตาร์gee-dtaaกีตาร์gee-dtaaguitarเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องนั่งเล่นhông nûng lênห้องนั่งเล่นhông nûng lênliving room; family room; lounge
He sits and gently strums the guitar in the living room.
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Yesterday I tried strumming an easy song on the ukulele.
The teacher taught us to pluck the strings slowly to hear each string’s tone.
เวลาwee-laaซ้อมsɔ́ɔmเขาkǎoจะjàดีดdìitคอร์ดkɔ́ɔtสลับsà-làpกับgàpการgaanเกาgaoคลอklɔɔจังหวะกลองjang-wà-glɔɔng
When practicing, he alternates strumming chords with fingerpicking to match the drum rhythm.
2VerbB1
[to] flick; snap (with the finger)
To strike or propel something with a quick finger movement; to snap with the fingers.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดีดdìitดีดdìit1[to] pluck/strum (string instrument)2[to] flick; snap (with the finger)3[to] spring back; rebound4[to] raise; lift by leverage or upward pressureนิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)หันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doing
He snapped his fingers to get his friend to turn around.
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The boy flicked a bean off the table playfully.
She snapped her fingers once as a signal for everyone to start rehearsing.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiปลายนิ้วbplaai-níuดีดdìitกระดาษgrà-dàatพับpápให้hâiลอยlɔɔiข้ามเส้นkâam-sênโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngแตะต้องdtɛ̀-dtɔ̂ngมันmanด้วยdûuaiฝ่ามือfàa-mʉʉ
He used his fingertip to flick the folded paper across the line without touching it with his palm.
3VerbB2
[to] spring back; rebound
To move or jump back suddenly due to elasticity or stored force.
Examples
ยางเส้นyaang-sênยางเส้นyaang-sênelastic cord; rubber threadตึงdtʉngตึงdtʉng1tight; taut2stiff; tense (muscle/body)3expensive; steep (price)4to be tight; to become tight5tense; strained (situation)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenตัดออกdtàt-ɔ̀ɔkตัดออกdtàt-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] cut [sth] out; excise [sth]2[to] remove/delete/edit out [sth]3[to] exclude/omit [sb/sth]; cut [sb] from selectionมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดีดกลับdìit-glàpดีดกลับdìit-glàp[to] bounce back; [to] reboundใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The rubber band was very tight; once cut, it snapped back against my hand immediately.
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ฝาขวดfǎa-kùuatน้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lomดีดdìitขึ้นkʉ̂nทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแรงดันrɛɛng-danข้างในkâang-naiปล่อยออกมาbplɔ̀i-ɔ̀ɔk-maa
The soda bottle cap sprang back up as soon as the internal pressure was released.
สปริงsà-bpringในnaiกลอนglɔɔnประตูbprà-dtuuเสื่อมsʉ̀ʉamพอpɔɔดันdanเข้าไปkâo-bpaiมันmanไม่mâiล็อกlɔ́kและlɛ́ดีดกลับdìit-glàpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเองeeng
The spring in the door latch is worn; when pushed in, it doesn’t lock and bounces back out on its own.
หลังlǎngง้างngáangกระดูกสันหลังgrà-dùuk-sǎn-lǎngมากไปmâak-bpaiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaเอ็นenก็gɔ̂หดตัวhòt-dtuuaดีดกลับdìit-glàpทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเจ็บแปลบjèp-bplɛ̀ɛp
After overextending the spine, the tendons recoiled, causing a sharp pain.
4VerbB2
[to] raise; lift by leverage or upward pressure
To raise something using leverage or upward pressure, especially to jack up a house or building.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จ้างjâangจ้างjâang[to] hire; employช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดีดdìitดีดdìit1[to] pluck/strum (string instrument)2[to] flick; snap (with the finger)3[to] spring back; rebound4[to] raise; lift by leverage or upward pressureบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)สูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n1higher; taller; more elevated2[to] rise; increase; go upเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedทุกปีtúk-bpiiทุกปีtúk-bpiievery year; annually
We hired a contractor to jack up our house because it floods every year.
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ช่างchângใช้cháiแม่แรงmɛ̂ɛ-rɛɛngดีดdìitบ้านไม้bâan-máaiขึ้นkʉ̂nแล้วlɛ́ɛoทำtamเสาsǎoใหม่màiให้hâiสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaเดิมdəəm
The workers used jacks to raise the wooden house, then built taller posts for it.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàดีดdìitอาคารaa-kaanหลังlǎngนี้níiวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaโครงสร้างkroong-sâangเดิมdəəmแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàรับrápแรงยกrɛɛng-yókหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Before this building can be jacked up, an engineer must check whether the existing structure is strong enough to withstand the lifting forces.
เจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเลือกlʉ̂ʉakดีดdìitบ้านbâanทั้งtángหลังlǎngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàรื้อrʉ́ʉแล้วlɛ́ɛoสร้างใหม่sâang-mài
The owner chose to jack up the entire house to create more space underneath rather than demolish it and rebuild.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dìit
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 | — | — |