ติ๋งๆ
dtĭng dtĭngMeaning
1AdverbB1
drip-drip; dripping continuously
an onomatopoeic word used to describe the sound or manner of liquid dripping continuously
Examples
น้ำรั่วnám rûuaน้ำรั่วnám rûua1a water leak2[to] leak (water)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmก๊อกgókก๊อกgók1tap; faucet2valve (flow control)3knock; tap (sound)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องน้ำhông náamห้องน้ำhông náambathroom; restroom; toiletหยดyòtหยดyòt1drop (of liquid)2[to] drip; [to] drop; [to] trickle3classifier: drops of liquidลงพื้นlong péunลงพื้นlong péun1[to] come down onto the ground or floor; land2[to] apply a base coat; prepare a surfaceดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeติ๋งๆdtĭng dtĭngติ๋งๆdtĭng dtĭngdrip-drip; dripping continuouslyตลอดคืนdtà-lòt keunตลอดคืนdtà-lòt keunall night long
Water leaked from the bathroom tap, dripping onto the floor with a 'ting ting' sound all night.
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เขาkăoเดินdernตากฝนdtàak fŏnกลับบ้านglàp bâanจนjonเปียกโชกbpìiak chôhkมีmeeน้ำหยดnám yòtจากjàakเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaติ๋งๆdtĭng dtĭng
He walked home in the rain until he was soaked, with water dripping continuously from his clothes.
อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónมากmâakจนjonไอศกรีมai-sà-greemละลายlá-laaiหยดyòtติ๋งๆdtĭng dtĭngเลอะlóeมือmeuuเด็กน้อยdèk nôiไปหมดbpai mòt
The weather was so hot that the ice cream melted and dripped continuously, making the little boy's hands all messy.
ช่างประปาchâng bprà-bpaaเตือนdteuuanว่าwâaถ้าtâaปล่อยให้bplòi hâiน้ำหยดnám yòtติ๋งๆdtĭng dtĭngแบบนี้bàep néeต่อไปdtòr bpaiค่าน้ำkâa náamเดือนนี้deuuan néeจะต้องjà dtôngแพงpaengมากmâakแน่ๆnâe nâe
The plumber warned that if we let the water keep dripping continuously like this, the water bill this month will definitely be very expensive.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ติ๋งๆ said ติ๋ง-ติ๋ง?
dtĭng dtĭng
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 chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dtĭng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |