ตีผึ้ง
dtii-pʉ̂ngMeaning
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[to] harvest wild honey; [to] collect honeycombs
To harvest wild honey or collect honeycombs, traditionally by smoking out or driving away the bees
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เข้าป่าkâo-bpàaเข้าป่าkâo-bpàa1[to] go into the forest2[to] go underground; [to] join guerrillasไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตีผึ้งdtii-pʉ̂ngตีผึ้งdtii-pʉ̂ng[to] harvest wild honey; [to] collect honeycombsเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadน้ำผึ้งป่าnáam-pʉ̂ng-bpàaน้ำผึ้งป่าnáam-pʉ̂ng-bpàawild honeyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Villagers go into the forest to harvest wild honey to sell in the market.
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พ่อสอนpɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̌ɔnให้hâiฉันchǎnรู้จักrúu-jàkวิธีwí-tiiตีผึ้งdtii-pʉ̂ngบนbonต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanเวลาwee-laaกลับglàpไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
My dad taught me how to harvest wild honey from the big tree behind our house when we visit the province.
การตีgaan-dtiiผึ้งpʉ̂ngแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmมักจะmák-jàใช้cháiควันไฟkwan-faiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไล่lâiตัวdtuuaผึ้งpʉ̂ngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakรังrangก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàตัดdtàtเอาaoรวงruuangผึ้งpʉ̂ngมาmaa
Traditional honey harvesting usually uses smoke to drive the bees out of the hive before cutting the honeycomb.
อาชีพaa-chîipตีผึ้งdtii-pʉ̂ngมีmiiความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangสูงsǔungมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngปีนbpiinต้นไม้dtôn-máaiสูงตระหง่านsǔung-dtrà-ngàanและlɛ́อาจàatถูกtùukฝูงผึ้งfǔung-pʉ̂ngรุมrumต่อยdtɔ̀ɔiได้dâaiทุกเมื่อtúk-mʉ̂ʉa
The profession of wild honey harvesting is highly risky because it requires climbing towering trees and one might get stung by a swarm of bees at any moment.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take as[to] hit; strike; beatPart 1
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ตีผึ้งdtii-pʉ̂ngตีผึ้งdtii-pʉ̂ng[to] harvest wild honey; [to] collect honeycombs[to] harvest wild honey; [to] collect honeycombsWord