ตี
dtiiMeanings
[to] hit; strike; beat
to bring the hand or an object against someone or something with force
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[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)
to make sound by striking a drum, gong, or similar percussion instrument
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early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)
A word placed before the numbers one through five to name the hours from 1 a.m. through 5 a.m. in traditional Thai timekeeping.
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[to] forge; hammer (metal)
to shape metal by hitting it repeatedly with a hammer
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[to] print; stamp; imprint
to press a seal, mark, or inked design onto a surface; to print a mark such as a date or serial number
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[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)
to make a rough calculation or judgment without exact data; to take as an approximate value
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[to] interpret; construe; take as
to read or take a meaning from [sth]; to construe [sth] in a particular way
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dtii
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 | — | — |