ดุษณี
dùt-sà-niiMeanings
1Proper nounA2
female given name
A Thai female given name, transliterated as Dusanee or Dutsanee.
Examples
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Tomorrow I will go on a trip with Ms. Dutsanee.
คุณkunเคยkəəiเจอjəəดุษณีdùt-sà-niiไหมmǎiเขาkǎoเป็นbpenเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
Have you ever met Dutsanee? She is my colleague.
ดุษณีdùt-sà-niiเป็นbpenคนkonที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanเก่งgèngและlɛ́มีmiiความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpสูงsǔungมากmâak
Dutsanee is a person who is very competent and highly responsible at work.
2NounC1
silence; quiet
Silence; a quiet state, often used to show consent in formal or literary contexts.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเห็นด้วยhěn-dûuaiเห็นด้วยhěn-dûuai1[to] agree (with [sb]/[sth])2agreed; I agreeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4equal to; as much as (literary)5enough; sufficient (literary/formal)ดุษณีdùt-sà-niiดุษณีdùt-sà-nii1female given name2silence; quiet3silently; in silence4[to] be silent; remain quietซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâa1[to] mean; signify; indicate (that)2meaning (that); that is; in other wordsทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyยอมรับyɔɔm-rápยอมรับyɔɔm-ráp1[to] accept; consent to2[to] admit; acknowledge3[to] recognize; concede (merit/validity)ข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌ə1proposal; suggestion2offer; bid (business)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
When the boss asked who agreed, there was only silence, which meant everyone accepted the proposal.
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มติmá-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumผ่านไปpàan-bpaiได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiดุษณีdùt-sà-niiของkɔ̌ɔngสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkทุกคนtúk-konซึ่งsʉ̂ngถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-rápโดยปริยายdooi-bpà-rí-yaai
The meeting's resolution was passed by the silence of all members, which is considered tacit consent.
ในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákโบราณboo-raanดุษณีdùt-sà-niiของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoขุนนางkǔn-naangต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaพระพักตร์prá-pákอาจàatถูกtùukตีความdtii-kwaamได้dâaiทั้งtángความภักดีkwaam-pák-diiหรือrʉ̌ʉการต่อต้านgaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtâanอย่างyàangเงียบงันngîiap-ngan
In the ancient court, the silence of the nobles before the king could be interpreted as either loyalty or quiet resistance.
บางครั้งbaang-krángดุษณีdùt-sà-niiก็gɔ̂สื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-rápที่tîiหนักแน่นnàk-nɛ̂nยิ่งกว่าyîng-gwàaคำพูดkam-pûutนับพันnáp-panคำkam
Sometimes, silence conveys a more profound consent than a thousand spoken words.
3AdverbC1
silently; in silence
Silently; without speaking (formal, literary).
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔn1teaching; instruction; admonition2doctrine; set of teachings3moral (of a story)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)โดยดุษณีdooi-dùt-sà-niiโดยดุษณีdooi-dùt-sà-niisilently; tacitly; in silence
All the students sat and listened silently to the teacher's words.
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ผู้ชมpôo chomเฝ้ามองfâo mongการแสดงgaan sà-daengอันanน่าทึ่งnâa têungโดยดุษณีdoi dùt-sà-neeไม่mâiกล้าglâaส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangใดๆdai daiออกมาòk maa
The audience watched the breathtaking performance silently, not daring to make any sound.
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápผู้pûuพ่ายแพ้pâai-pɛ́ɛวางwaangดาบdàapลงlongต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaผู้ชนะpûu-chá-náโดยดุษณีdooi-dùt-sà-niiเป็นbpenการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-rápชะตากรรมchá-dtaa-gamของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
The defeated general laid down his sword before the victor silently, accepting his fate.
เขาkǎoยืนสงบนิ่งyʉʉn-sǒng-bìn-ngîngอยู่yùuหน้าnâaหลุมlǔmศพsòpของkɔ̌ɔngบิดาbì-daaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไว้อาลัยwái-aa-laiโดยดุษณีdooi-dùt-sà-nii
He stood calmly in front of his father's grave, paying his respects silently.
4VerbC1
[to] be silent; remain quiet
To be silent; to remain quiet without speaking (formal, literary).
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ประธานbprà-taanประธานbprà-taan1chairperson; president2principal; chief (attrib.)3subject (grammar)กล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao[to] say; state; mention (formal)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2meeting venue/room3the assembly; the bodyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพากันpaa-ganพากันpaa-gantogether; all; en masseดุษณีdùt-sà-niiดุษณีdùt-sà-nii1female given name2silence; quiet3silently; in silence4[to] be silent; remain quiet
When the chairman finished speaking, everyone in the meeting fell silent.
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พอpɔɔได้dâaiฟังfangข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ดุษณีdùt-sà-niiไปbpaiชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nàหนึ่งnʉ̀ngก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเริ่มrə̂əmร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
Upon hearing the bad news, he fell silent for a moment before starting to cry.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpหลักฐานlàk-tǎanที่tîiปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛนักโต้วาทีnák-dtôo-waa-tiiที่tîiคารมคมคายkaa-rom-kom-kaaiที่สุดtîi-sùtก็gɔ̂ทำได้tam-dâaiเพียงpiiangดุษณีdùt-sà-nii
When faced with irrefutable evidence, even the most eloquent debater could only fall silent.
พระราชินีprá-raa-chí-niiทรงsongดุษณีdùt-sà-niiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiสายพระเนตรsǎai-prá-nêetอันanคมกล้าkom-glâaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความไม่พอพระทัยkwaam-mâi-pɔɔ-prá-taiอย่างยิ่งยวดyàang-yîng-yûuat
The Queen remained silent, letting her sharp gaze convey her immense displeasure.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดุษณี said ดุด-สะ-นี?
dùt-sà-nii
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 | — | — |