ตาเหล่
dtaa-lèeMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
cross-eyed; squint-eyed
having eyes that do not look in the same direction; having a squint or strabismus
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอาการaa-gaanอาการaa-gaan1symptom2state; condition3manner; comportmentตาเหล่dtaa lèhตาเหล่dtaa lèhcross-eyed; squint-eyedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He has had a squint since he was a kid.
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ถ้าtâaสังเกตเห็นsǎng-gèet-hěnว่าwâaลูกlûukมีmiiอาการaa-gaanตาเหล่dtaa-lèeควรkuuanพาไปpaa-bpaiพบpópจักษุแพทย์jàk-sù-pɛ̂ɛt
If you notice that your child has a squint, you should take them to see an ophthalmologist.
อาการaa-gaanตาเหล่dtaa lèhสามารถsăa-mâatรักษาrák-săaให้hâiหายขาดhăai kàatได้dâiด้วยdûuayการผ่าตัดgaan pàa dtàtหากhàakตรวจพบdtrùuat pópตั้งdtângแต่เนิ่นๆdtàe nêrn nêrn
Strabismus can be completely cured with surgery if diagnosed early.
บางคนbaang-konสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiในnaiการเข้าสังคมgaan-kâo-sǎng-komเพราะprɔ́มักจะmák-jàถูกtùukคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnล้อlɔ́ɔเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangตาเหล่dtaa-lèe
Some people lose their social confidence because they are often teased by others about having a squint.
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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เหล่lèeเหล่lèe1[to] be cross-eyed2cross-eyed; misaligned (of eyes)3[to] glance sideways at [sb/sth][to] be cross-eyedPart 2
ตาเหล่dtaa-lèeตาเหล่dtaa-lèecross-eyed; squint-eyedcross-eyed; squint-eyedWord