ดุษฎี
dùt-sà-diiMeaning
1NounC2
joy; admiration
Joy, delight, or admiration, typically used in highly formal or literary contexts.
Examples
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ng[to] reflect; indicate; revealความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentดุษฎีdùt-sà-diiดุษฎีdùt-sà-diijoy; admirationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsธรรมชาติtam-má-châatธรรมชาติtam-má-châat1nature; the natural world2natural; inherent3character; disposition
This poem reflects the admiration that the poet has for the beauty of nature.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้เห็นdâai-hěnความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètของkɔ̌ɔngศิษย์sìtผู้pûuเป็นbpenครูkruuก็gɔ̂ย่อมyɔ̂mเกิดgə̀ətความkwaamดุษฎีdùt-sà-diiอยู่yùuภายในใจpaai-nai-jai
Upon seeing the success of their students, a teacher naturally feels delight within their heart.
บทเพลงพระราชนิพนธ์bòt plehng prá-râat-chá-ní-ponนี้néeสร้างsâangความkwaamดุษฎีdùt-sà-deeและláeปีติยินดีbpee-dtì yin-deeให้แก่hâi gàeพสกนิกรชาวไทยpá-sòk-gà-ní-gon chaao taiอย่างยิ่งyàang yîng
This royal musical composition brings immense joy and delight to the Thai subjects.
วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความkwaamดุษฎีdùt-sà-diiของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoทวยเทพtuuai-têepเมื่อครั้งmʉ̂ʉa-krángเกิดgə̀ətการgaanกวนเกษียรสมุทรguuan-gà-sǐian-sà-mùt
This piece of literature depicts the joy of the deities during the Churning of the Ocean of Milk.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดุษฎี said ดุด-สะ-ดี?
dùt-sà-dii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
dùt
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 | — | — |