ตาทวด
dtaa-tûuatMeaning
1NounB1
maternal great-grandfather
One's male great-grandparent on the mother's side; the father of one's maternal grandfather (ตาตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)) or maternal grandmother (ยายยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)).
Examples
รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ตาทวดdtaa-tûuatตาทวดdtaa-tûuatmaternal great-grandfatherของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)
This picture is of my great-grandfather. He is my grandfather's father.
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ยายyaaiเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangว่าwâaตาทวดdtaa-tûuatเคยkəəiเป็นbpenทหารtá-hǎanในช่วงnai-chûuangสงครามโลกครั้งที่สองsǒng-kraam-lôok-kráng-tîi-sɔ̌ɔng
Grandma told me that my great-grandfather (on her side) was a soldier during World War II.
บ้านไม้bâan-máaiสักsàkหลังlǎngเก่าgàoที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเป็นมรดกbpen-mɔɔ-rá-dòkที่tîiตาทวดdtaa-tûuatสร้างsâangไว้wáiให้hâiคุณยายkun-yaai
The old teak house in the countryside is an inheritance that my great-grandfather (mother's side) built for my grandmother.
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoการอพยพgaan-òp-pá-yópจากjàakเมืองจีนmʉʉang-jiinของตระกูลkɔ̌ɔng-dtrà-guunเราraoเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônที่tîiตาทวดdtaa-tûuatซึ่งsʉ̂ngท่านtânได้dâaiข้ามkâamน้ำnáamข้ามkâamทะเลtá-leeมาmaaสร้างตัวsâang-dtuuaที่tîiเมืองไทยmʉʉang-tai
The story of our family's migration from China began with my maternal great-grandfather, who crossed the sea to build a new life in Thailand.
Tones
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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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ตาทวดdtaa-tûuatตาทวดdtaa-tûuatmaternal great-grandfathermaternal great-grandfatherWord