ตาตี่
dtaa-dtìiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
having narrow or small eyes
having narrow, small, or slanted eyes (often used to describe East Asian eye features)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎaiเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎailineage; ancestry; descentจีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)ก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiso; therefore; as a resultตาตี่dtaa-dtìiตาตี่dtaa-dtìihaving narrow or small eyes
He has Chinese ancestry, so he has small, slanted eyes.
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ตอนเด็กdton dèkๆ-เพื่อนpêuuanชอบchôpล้อlóว่าwâaฉันchănตาตี่dtaa dtèeเหมือนmĕuuanคนkonง่วงนอนngûuang nonตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
When I was young, my friends liked to tease me that I had narrow eyes like someone who is always sleepy.
Even though he has narrow eyes, he looks very cute when he smiles.
ลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèenของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaนี้níiคือkʉʉทุกคนtúk-konจะมีjà-miiผิวpǐuขาวkǎaoและlɛ́ตาตี่dtaa-dtìiอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
A prominent feature of the people in this family is that everyone has noticeably pale skin and slanted eyes.
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
dtaa
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
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ตาตี่dtaa-dtìiตาตี่dtaa-dtìihaving narrow or small eyeshaving narrow or small eyesWord