ติ้วๆ
dtîu dtîuMeanings
1AdverbB2
rapidly; fast (spinning)
rapidly or fast, specifically used to describe a continuous spinning or whirling motion
Examples
กังหันลมgang-hăn lomกังหันลมgang-hăn lom1pinwheel (toy)2windmill; wind turbineหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideหมุนmŭnหมุนmŭn1[to] turn; rotate; spin2[to] twist; screw (by turning)3[to] circulate; rotate (usage/roles)4rotating; revolving5[to] manage cash flow; scrape together moneyติ้วๆdtîu dtîuติ้วๆdtîu dtîu1rapidly; fast (spinning)2[to] finger (slang)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)
The windmill in front of the house is spinning rapidly because the wind is blowing hard.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpเล่นlênลูกข่างlôok kàangปล่อยให้bplòi hâiมันmanหมุนmŭnติ้วๆdtîu dtîuอยู่yòoบนbonพื้นpéun
Children like playing with tops, letting them spin rapidly on the floor.
พอporเครื่องซักผ้าkrêuuang sák pâaเริ่มrêrmปั่นแห้งbpàn hâengถังtăngซักsákก็gâwหมุนmŭnติ้วๆdtîu dtîuอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
When the washing machine starts the spin-dry cycle, the drum whirls rapidly.
เฮลิคอปเตอร์hay-li-kôp-dtêrค่อยๆkôi kôiลอยloiขึ้นkêunฟ้าfáaขณะที่kà-nà têeใบพัดbai pátกำลังgam-langหมุนmŭnติ้วๆdtîu dtîuด้วยdûuayความเร็วสูงkwaam reo sŏong
The helicopter slowly rose into the sky while its rotor blades were spinning rapidly at high speed.
2VerbC1
[to] finger (slang)
to finger; to stimulate sexually using fingers (slang)
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ติ้วๆdtîu dtîuติ้วๆdtîu dtîu1rapidly; fast (spinning)2[to] finger (slang)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำสแลงkam sà-laengคำสแลงkam sà-laengslang term; slang wordที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterช่วยตัวเองchûai dtuua engช่วยตัวเองchûai dtuua eng1[to] help oneself; [to] be self-reliant2[to] masturbateของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)
The word "tiw tiw" is a slang term Thai teenagers use to refer to female masturbation.
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เธอterโกรธgròhtมากmâakที่têeจับได้jàp dâiว่าwâaแฟนfaenหนุ่มnùmแอบàepไปbpaiติ้วๆdtîu dtîuผู้หญิงpôo yĭngคนอื่นkon èunในnaiผับpàp
She was furious when she caught her boyfriend secretly fingering another woman in a club.
การพิมพ์gaan pimข้อความkôr kwaamสองแง่สองง่ามsŏng ngâe sŏng ngâamหรือrĕuชวนคุยchuan kuiเรื่องrêuuangติ้วๆdtîu dtîuกับgàpคนkonที่têeไม่mâiสนิทsà-nìtถือเป็นtĕu bpenการคุกคามทางเพศgaan kúk kaam taang pâytอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèung
Typing ambiguous messages or inviting someone you are not close with to talk about fingering is considered a form of sexual harassment.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaติ้วๆdtîu dtîuจะเป็นjà bpenคำสแลงkam sà-laengที่têeแพร่หลายprâe lăaiในnaiโลกออนไลน์lôhk on-laaiแต่dtàeหลายคนlăai konก็gâwยังyangรู้สึกrúu-sèukกระดากอายgrà-dàak aaiที่จะtêe jàพูดpôotคำkamนี้néeออกมาòk maaตรงๆdtrong dtrongในnaiชีวิตจริงchee-wít jing
Even though "tiw tiw" is a widespread slang term online, many people still feel embarrassed to say this word directly in real life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ติ้วๆ said ติ้ว-ติ้ว?
dtîu dtîu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtîu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |