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dîiMeaning
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femme lesbian (Thai LGBT slang)
Thai LGBT slang: a woman in a female–female relationship who presents in a feminine way (paired with “ทอมทอมtɔɔm1Tom (name; transliteration)2tomboy; masculine-presenting woman” for the more masculine partner)
Examples
เพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นดี้bpen-dîiเป็นดี้bpen-dîi[to] be a 'dee' (feminine woman attracted to a 'tom')และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทอมtɔɔmทอมtɔɔm1Tom (name; transliteration)2tomboy; masculine-presenting womanที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerนิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
My close friend is a 'dee', and her girlfriend is a very nice 'tom'.
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คนkonที่têeเป็นดี้bpen dêeก็คือgâw keuผู้หญิงpôo yĭngที่รักtîi rákผู้หญิงpôo yĭngแต่dtàeยังคงyang kongภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákและláeการแสดงออกgaan sà-daeng òkที่têeเป็นbpenผู้หญิงpôo yĭng
A 'dee' is a woman who loves women but maintains a feminine image and expression.
ในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiคำว่าkam-wâaทอมtɔɔmกับgàpดี้dîiเป็นที่รู้จักbpen-tîi-rúu-jàkกันganอย่างแพร่หลายyàang-prɛ̂ɛ-lǎaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอธิบายà-tí-baaiคู่รักkûu-rákหญิงรักหญิงyǐng-rák-yǐngรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
In Thai society, the terms 'tom' and 'dee' are widely known to describe a specific type of female same-sex couple.
ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeได้dâiนำเสนอnam sà-nĕrความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panของkŏngทอมดี้tom dêeในnaiแง่มุมngâe mumที่têeลึกซึ้งléuk séungโดยdoiตัวละครdtuua lá-konดี้déeไม่ได้mâi dâaiถูกtòokจำกัดjam-gàtอยู่yòoแค่kâeภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákภายนอกpaai nôk
This movie presents the relationship between a 'tom' and 'dee' from a profound perspective, where the 'dee' character is not confined to just her external appearance.
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
dîi
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 | — | — |