ตะกละ
dtà-glàMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
gluttonous; greedy (for food)
gluttonous, greedy, or voracious, especially regarding food
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ตะกละdtà-glàตะกละdtà-glàgluttonous; greedy (for food)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchขนาดนั้นkà-nàat-nánขนาดนั้นkà-nàat-nán1that much; to that extent2that size; that bigสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔngปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔng[to] have a stomachache/abdominal painหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
Don't greedily eat that much, or you'll get a stomachache.
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หมาmǎaตัวdtuuaนี้níiตะกละdtà-glàมากmâakกินข้าวgin-kâaoของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoยังyangมาmaaแย่งyɛ̂ɛngขนมkà-nǒmฉันchǎnอีกìik
This dog is very greedy; it finished its own food and still came to steal my snacks.
ความkwaamตะกละdtà-glàของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoน้ำnáamหนักขึ้นnàk-kʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจนjonหมอmɔ̌ɔต้องdtɔ̂ngเตือนdtʉʉanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
His gluttony caused him to gain weight so rapidly that the doctor had to warn him about his health.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛอาหารaa-hǎanในnaiงานngaanบุฟเฟต์bùp-feeจะjàน่ากินnâa-ginแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเราraoก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanแสดงอาการsà-dɛɛng-aa-gaanตะกละdtà-glàจนjonเกินงามgəən-ngaam
No matter how appetizing the food at the buffet is, we shouldn't display excessive gluttony to the point of being inappropriate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
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 | — | — |