ตะกุย
dtà-guiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] claw; scratch at
to scratch or claw at something repeatedly with fingers, nails, or paws, often to move or dislodge it
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ตะกุยdtà-guiตะกุยdtà-gui1[to] claw; scratch at2[to] scrape/dig aboutประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exterior3outside of
My cat likes to scratch at the door when it wants to go play outside.
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เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánพยายามpà-yaa-yaamตะกุยdtà-guiสติกเกอร์sà-dtík-gêrเก่าๆgào gàoออกจากòk jàakปกbpòkสมุดsà-mùt
That child is trying to scratch the old sticker off the notebook cover.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaติดอยู่dtìt-yùuในnaiลิฟต์lípเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmตะกุยdtà-guiประตูbprà-dtuuด้วยdûuaiความกลัวkwaam-gluuaและlɛ́ตะโกนdtà-goonขอkɔ̌ɔความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉa
When he got stuck in the elevator, he started to claw at the door in fear and shout for help.
สุนัขsù-nákจนตรอกjon-dtrɔ̀ɔkตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตะกุยdtà-guiรั้วrúuaอย่างyàangบ้าคลั่งbâa-klângเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาทางhǎa-taangหนีnǐiจากjàakอันตรายan-dtà-raai
The cornered dog clawed frantically at the fence to find a way to escape the danger.
2VerbB2
[to] scrape/dig about
to scrape, dig about, or rake through loose material (e.g., soil, sand, litter) with hands, paws, or a tool in search of or to move something
Examples
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportตะกุยdtà-guiตะกุยdtà-gui1[to] claw; scratch at2[to] scrape/dig aboutดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactไส้เดือนsâi-dʉʉanไส้เดือนsâi-dʉʉan1earthworm (annelid)2intestinal roundworm; Ascarisมากินmaa-ginมากินmaa-gin[to] come eat
The chicken is using its feet to scrape through the dirt to find worms to eat.
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ฉันchǎnเห็นhěnสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtกำลังgam-langตะกุยdtà-guiกองขยะgɔɔng-kà-yàอยู่yùuข้างทางkâang-taangน่าสงสารnâa-sǒng-sǎanมากmâak
I saw a stray dog digging through a pile of trash on the roadside, it was so pitiful.
เจ้าหน้าที่กู้ภัยjâo-nâa-têe gôo-paiต้องdtôngใช้cháiเครื่องมือkrêuuang meuuและláeมือเปล่าmeuu bplàaoตะกุยdtà-guiซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pangเพื่อpêuuaค้นหาkón hăaผู้รอดชีวิตpûu rôt chee-wít
The rescue team had to use tools and their bare hands to dig through the rubble to search for survivors.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeค่อยๆkôi kôiตะกุยdtà-guiชั้นทรายchán saaiออกòkอย่างเบามือyàang bao meuuด้วยdûuayความหวังkwaam wăngว่าwâaจะjàค้นพบkón pópโบราณวัตถุboh-raan wát-tùชิ้นสำคัญchín săm-kan
The archaeologist gently scraped away layers of sand, hoping to uncover an important artifact.
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 | — | — |