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dtaa-mɛɛoMeanings
1NounB1
peephole; door viewer
a small hole in a door with a lens that you can look through to see who is outside.
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มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเคาะkɔ́เคาะkɔ́1[to] knock; tap2[to] tap/hammer [sth] to shape or test3[to] finalize; approve; settle (a decision)4[to] fix; settle on (a price)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyส่องsɔ̀ɔngส่องsɔ̀ɔng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] shoot (informal)ตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛo1peephole; door viewer2cat's eye; road reflector3cat's eye (gemstone)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Someone's knocking on the door, can you please go look through the peephole?
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ฉันchǎnมองmɔɔngผ่านpàanตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛoเห็นว่าhěn-wâaเป็นbpenบุรุษbù-rùtไปรษณีย์bprai-sà-niiก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiเปิดbpə̀ətประตูbprà-dtuuให้hâi
I looked through the peephole and saw it was the postman, so I opened the door.
การติดตั้งgaan dtìt dtângตาแมวdtaa maeoที่ประตูtêe bprà-dtooเป็นbpenวิธีwí-teeเพิ่มpêrmความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiให้กับhâi gàpบ้านbâanของkŏngคุณkun
Installing a peephole on your door is a simple way to add security to your home.
ภาพpâapที่tîiเห็นhěnผ่านpàanเลนส์leenตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoนั้นnánจะjàบิดเบี้ยวbìt-bîiaoเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiและlɛ́ให้hâiมุมมองmum-mɔɔngที่tîiกว้างgwâangกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtì
The image seen through a peephole lens is slightly distorted and provides a wider-than-normal view.
2NounB1
cat's eye; road reflector
a small reflective marker set into the road surface to guide drivers at night.
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ตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛo1peephole; door viewer2cat's eye; road reflector3cat's eye (gemstone)สะท้อนแสงsà-tɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛngสะท้อนแสงsà-tɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛng1[to] reflect light2reflective (of light)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; street
At night, we can see the cat's eyes reflecting light on the road.
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ตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoบนbonถนนtà-nǒnช่วยให้chûuai-hâiคนขับรถkon-kàp-rótเห็นhěnเส้นแบ่งsên-bɛ̀ngเลนleenชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂nตอนdtɔɔnฝนตกfǒn-dtòk
The cat's eyes on the road help drivers see the lane dividers more clearly when it's raining.
ถนนtà-nǒnเส้นsênนี้níiมืดmʉ̂ʉtมากmâakควรkuuanมีmiiการติดตั้งgaan-dtìt-dtângตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoเพิ่มpə̂əmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
This road is very dark; more cat's eyes should be installed for safety.
บนbonเส้นทางขึ้นsên-taang-kʉ̂nเขาkǎoที่tîiคดเคี้ยวkót-kíiaoและlɛ́มีmiiหมอกmɔ̀ɔkลงlongจัดjàtแสงสะท้อนsɛ̌ɛng-sà-tɔ́ɔnจากjàakตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoเป็นbpenสิ่งสำคัญsìng-sǎm-kanที่tîiนำทางnam-taangให้เราhâi-raoขับรถkàp-rótได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
On the winding mountain road with thick fog, the light reflecting from the cat's eyes is the crucial thing that guides us to drive safely.
3NounB2
cat's eye (gemstone)
a type of gemstone that has a bright, narrow band of light across it, resembling a cat's eye.
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คุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแหวนwɛ̌ɛnแหวนwɛ̌ɛn1ring (finger jewelry)2toroidal ring/annulus (technical)พลอยplɔɔiพลอยplɔɔi1Ploy (female given name)2gem; gemstone3also; as a resultตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛo1peephole; door viewer2cat's eye; road reflector3cat's eye (gemstone)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətbirthday gift; birthday present
My mother bought me a cat's eye gemstone ring for my birthday.
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พลอยplɔɔiตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoของแท้kɔ̌ɔng-tɛ́ɛจะมีjà-miiเส้นsênพาดpâatตรงกลางdtrong-glaangคล้ายkláaiตาdtaaของkɔ̌ɔngแมวmɛɛoตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
An authentic cat's eye gemstone has a line across the middle, similar to a cat's eye at night.
นักสะสมnák-sà-sǒmเครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoเป็นbpenอัญมณีan-yá-má-niiที่tîiช่วยchûuaiเสริมsə̌əmบารมีbaa-rá-miiและlɛ́ป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raai
Jewelry collectors believe that the cat's eye is a gemstone that enhances prestige and protects from danger.
การgaanเจียระไนพลอยjiia-rá-nai-plɔɔiตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanสูงsǔungเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiเส้นsênพาดpâatที่tîiคมชัดkom-chátและlɛ́สวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
Cutting a cat's eye gemstone requires high expertise to achieve a sharp and beautiful band of light.
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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ตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛoตาแมวdtaa-mɛɛopeephole; door viewerpeephole; door viewerWord