ตีนแมว
dtiin-mɛɛoMeanings
1NounA2
cat's paw
The foot or paw of a cat.
Examples
ตีนแมวdtiin-mɛɛoตีนแมวdtiin-mɛɛo1cat's paw2burglar; sneak thief (colloquial)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This cat's paws are very small.
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Yesterday I saw cat paw prints on the car.
I wiped the cat's paws clean after it walked through the mud.
I gently held the cat's paw to check whether a thorn was stuck in it.
2NounB2
burglar; sneak thief (colloquial)
A thief who stealthily enters a house or other building to steal without being noticed.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตีนแมวdteen maewตีนแมวdteen maew1cat's paw2burglar; sneak thief (colloquial)แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyเข้าบ้านkâo bâanเข้าบ้านkâo bâan[to] enter the house; [to] come into the houseข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)ๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขโมยkà-mooyขโมยkà-mooy1[to] steal2thiefเงินngernเงินngern1money2silver (metal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
Last night a burglar sneaked into the house next door and stole some money.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatจับjàpตีนแมวdtiin-mɛɛoได้dâaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakเขาkǎoแอบɛ̀ɛpเข้าไปkâo-bpaiขโมยkà-mooiของkɔ̌ɔngในnaiร้านráanตอนดึกdtɔɔn-dʉ̀k
The police caught the burglar after he sneaked into a shop late at night to steal things.
แม้mɛ́ɛเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanจะjàนอนnɔɔnอยู่yùuชั้นบนchán-bonแต่dtɛ̀ɛตีนแมวdtiin-mɛɛoก็gɔ̂ย่องyɔ̂ɔngเข้ามาkâo-maaขโมยkà-mooiของkɔ̌ɔngชั้นล่างchán-lâangโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiรู้ตัวrúu-dtuua
Although the homeowner was asleep upstairs, the burglar crept in and stole things from downstairs without anyone noticing.
จากjàakภาพpâapกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtตำรวจdtam-rùuatพบว่าpóp-wâaตีนแมวdtiin-mɛɛoรายนี้raai-níiใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaเพียงpiiangไม่กี่mâi-gìiนาทีnaa-tiiในnaiการgaanงัดngátหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangและlɛ́ขโมยkà-mooiทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnโดยdooiไม่mâiทำให้tam-hâiคนkonในบ้านnai-bâanตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn
From the security camera footage, police found that this burglar took only a few minutes to pry open a window and steal valuables without waking anyone in the house.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtiin
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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ตีนแมวdtiin-mɛɛoตีนแมวdtiin-mɛɛocat's pawcat's pawWord