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dtuua-mɛ̂ɛMeaning
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diva; queen bee; leading female
a leading, influential, or expert female in a particular field; a diva or queen bee.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ng1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)แฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chân1fashion; style2fashion; fashion-related (attributive)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เมืองไทยmʉʉang-taiเมืองไทยmʉʉang-taiThailand (country)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toยกให้yók-hâiยกให้yók-hâi1[to] give; bestow; transfer (ownership/rights)2[to] let [sb] have; concede; yield3[to] entrust (a task/decision) to [sb]4[to] hail/recognize [sb/sth] as; designate as5[to] credit [sth] to [sb/sth]; attribute toเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛdiva; queen bee; leading femaleเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When it comes to fashion in Thailand, you have to recognize her as the leading figure.
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ในnaiวงการwong-gaanนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngลูกทุ่งlûuk-tûngเธอtəəคือkʉʉตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛที่tîiมีmiiลูกศิษย์ลูกหาlûuk-sìt-lûuk-hǎaมากมายmâak-maai
In the world of 'luk thung' singers, she is the queen bee who has many mentees and followers.
การกลับมาgaan-glàp-maaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəบนbonเวทีwee-tiiคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətครั้งนี้kráng-níiพิสูจน์pí-sùutให้เห็นhâi-hěnว่าwâaตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛแห่งhɛ̀ngวงการเพลงwong-gaan-pleengป๊อปbpɔ́pยังyangเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
Her return to the concert stage this time proves that the title of 'queen of the pop industry' still belongs to her.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàได้รับdâi-rápการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-rápให้hâiเป็นbpenตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛในnaiสายงานsǎai-ngaanนี้níiได้dâaiเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanการทำงานหนักgaan-tam-ngaan-nàkและlɛ́พิสูจน์pí-sùutฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉมาmaaนับไม่ถ้วนnáp-mâi-tûuan
To be recognized as a leading expert in this field, she had to go through countless instances of hard work and proving her skills.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtuua
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 1
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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 2
ตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛตัวแม่dtuua-mɛ̂ɛdiva; queen bee; leading femalediva; queen bee; leading femaleWord