ติ๋ม
dtǐmMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
quiet; meek; timid
quiet, timid, or not confident; shy and not assertive
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringติ๋มdtĭmติ๋มdtĭmquiet; meek; timidๆ-ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
When he was young, he was a timid person and rarely dared to speak to anyone.
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เพื่อนใหม่pêuuan màiดูdooติ๋มdtĭmมากmâakแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเล่นlênกีตาร์gee-dtaaเก่งgèngและláeแสดงออกsà-daeng òkได้ดีdâai deeทีเดียวtee diiao
The new friend looks very shy, but actually, he plays the guitar very well and expresses himself quite well.
อย่าyàaรังแกrang-gɛɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́เห็นว่าhěn-wâaเขาkǎoมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiติ๋มdtǐmและlɛ́ไม่สู้mâi-sûuคนkon
Don't bully your friend just because you see that he has a timid personality and doesn't fight back.
สังคมsăng-komมักจะmák jàเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìtว่าwâaคนkonที่têeมีmeeบุคลิกbùk-ká-líkติ๋มdtĭmๆ-หรือrĕuเงียบขรึมngîiap krĕumจะต้องjà dtôngเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeไม่มีmâi meeความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatในnaiการดำรงตำแหน่งgaan dam-rong dtam-nàengผู้นำpôo nam
Society often misunderstands that people with a timid or quiet personality must be those who lack the ability to hold a leadership position.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dtǐm
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 | — | — |