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dtàt-dɔ̀ɔkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] cut flowers
to cut or harvest flowers, often for selling or decoration.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect3[to] eliminate; remove4[to] edit; cut (media/text)5[to] deduct6[to] cross (a path); cut acrossดอกกุหลาบdɔ̀ɔk-gù-làapดอกกุหลาบdɔ̀ɔk-gù-làaprose (flower)
Mom is cutting roses.
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Tomorrow morning, I will go cut flowers in the garden.
The gardener cut the marigolds to sell at the market.
เราraoควรkuuanใช้cháiกรรไกรgan-graiคมๆkom komในnaiการgaanตัดดอกdtàt dòkไม้máiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiก้านgâanช้ำchám
We should use sharp scissors to cut flowers so the stems don't get bruised.
2VerbB2
[to] pay only the interest on a loan
to pay just the interest portion of a loan, without reducing the principal; often to extend or roll over the debt.
Examples
ทุกtúkทุกtúkevery; eachสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the monthฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] pass a ballตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔkตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔk1[to] cut flowers2[to] pay only the interest on a loan3[to] deduct interest upfrontไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔnไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)เงินต้นngən-dtônเงินต้นngən-dtônprincipal (finance)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ลดลงlót-longลดลงlót-long[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go downเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
At the end of every month, I only have enough money to pay the interest for now; the principal hasn't gone down at all.
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ถ้าtâaเธอterเอาแต่ao dtàeตัดดอกdtàt dòkไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiแบบนี้bàep néeหนี้สินnêe sĭnก็gâwไม่มีวันmâi mee wanหมดmòtหรอกròkนะná
If you keep just paying the interest like this, your debt will never be cleared.
ปัญหาbpan-hăaของkŏngหนี้นอกระบบnêe nôk rá-bòpคือkeuดอกเบี้ยdòk bîaสูงsŏongมากmâakจนjonลูกหนี้lôok nêeหลายคนlăai konทำได้แค่tam dâi kâeตัดดอกdtàt dòkไปวันๆbpai wan wanทำให้tam hâiวงจรwong jonหนี้nêeไม่mâiจบสิ้นjòp sîn
The problem with informal loans is that the interest is so high that many debtors can only afford to pay the interest day by day, creating an endless cycle of debt.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngยอมyɔɔmตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔkมาmaaเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaกว่าgwàaหนึ่งปีnʉ̀ng-bpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaสถานะsà-tǎa-náทางtaangเครดิตkree-dìtขณะที่kà-nà-tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาทางhǎa-taangชำระคืนcham-rá-kʉʉnเงินต้นngən-dtôn
He has had to pay only the interest for over a year to maintain his credit status while trying to find a way to repay the principal.
3VerbB2
[to] deduct interest upfront
to subtract the interest or fees from a loan amount before giving the money to the borrower (interest deducted in advance).
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)กู้เงินgûu-ngənกู้เงินgûu-ngən[to] borrow moneyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnหมื่นmʉ̀ʉn1ten thousand (10,000)2Muen (historical title)บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔkตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔk1[to] cut flowers2[to] pay only the interest on a loan3[to] deduct interest upfrontไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔnไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)เงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเก้าgâaoเก้าgâaonineพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
I borrowed 10,000 baht, but they deducted the interest in advance, so I only actually received 9,000 baht.
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เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiกู้เงินgûu-ngənกับgàpเขาkǎoเนี่ยnîiaเขาkǎoใช้cháiวิธีwí-tiiตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือว่าrʉ̌ʉ-wâaให้hâiเงินngənเต็มdtemจำนวนjam-nuuan
When you borrow money from them, do they use the method of deducting interest in advance, or do they give you the full amount?
การให้gaan-hâiกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmโดยdooiวิธีwí-tiiตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔkล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenสิ่งsìngผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpสถาบันการเงินsà-tǎa-ban-gaan-ngənในnaiระบบrá-bòpแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpพบpópได้dâaiบ่อยbɔ̀iในnaiการกู้gaan-gûuนอกระบบnɔ̂ɔk-rá-bòp
Lending by deducting interest in advance is considered illegal for formal financial institutions, but is commonly found in informal lending.
แม้mɛ́ɛว่าการwâa-gaanตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔkจะjàทำให้tam-hâiได้รับdâi-rápเงินสดngən-sòtในnaiมือmʉʉน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้กู้pûu-gûuบางรายbaang-raaiก็gɔ̂ยอมรับyɔɔm-rápเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiนี้níiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakความจำเป็นเร่งด่วนkwaam-jam-bpen-rêng-dùuan
Even though deducting interest in advance results in receiving less cash on hand, some borrowers accept this condition due to urgent necessity.
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 syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtàt
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)flower; blossomPart 2
ตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔkตัดดอกdtàt-dɔ̀ɔk[to] cut flowers[to] cut flowersWord