ตัดเล
dtàt-leeMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] head straight out to sea; cut across open sea
To set a direct course across open sea, going straight out or across rather than following the coastline.
Examples
เรือเร็วrʉʉa-reoเรือเร็วrʉʉa-reospeedboat; fast boatลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull (of a boat)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตัดเลdtàt-leeตัดเลdtàt-lee[to] head straight out to sea; cut across open seaตรงไปdtrong-bpaiตรงไปdtrong-bpai1straight ahead2[to] go straight (ahead)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเกาะสมุยgɔ̀-sà-mǔiเกาะสมุยgɔ̀-sà-mǔiKoh Samui (island in Thailand)
That speedboat is cutting straight across the sea toward Koh Samui.
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ถ้าtâaเราraoตัดเลdtàt-leeไปเลยbpai-ləəiจะjàถึงtʉ̌ngฝั่งfàngเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaอ้อมɔ̂ɔmตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoชายฝั่งchaai-fàng
If we cut straight across the sea, we will reach the shore faster than going around along the coastline.
กัปตันเรือgàp-dtan reuuaสินค้าsĭn-káaผู้pôoมากประสบการณ์mâak bprà-sòp gaanตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดเลdtàt layเพื่อย่นpûea yònระยะrá-yàทางการเดินเรือtaang gaan dern reuuaและláeประหยัดน้ำbprà-yàt náamมันman
The experienced cargo ship captain decided to cut across the open sea to shorten the voyage and save fuel.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangพายุpaa-yúแต่dtɛ̀ɛเรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongบางbaangลำlamยังคงyang-kongเสี่ยงsìiangตัดเลdtàt-leeออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiกลางglaangทะเลลึกtá-lee-lʉ́kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาปลาhǎa-bplaa
Despite the storm warning, some fishing boats still risked cutting across the open sea to the deep waters to find fish.
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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ตัดเลdtàt-leeตัดเลdtàt-lee[to] head straight out to sea; cut across open sea[to] head straight out to sea; cut across open seaWord