ตีมึน
dtii-mʉnMeaning
1Verb
Brazenly play dumb
To brazenly pretend ignorance or act as though nothing has happened, often to evade responsibility.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตีมึนdtii-mʉnตีมึนdtii-mʉnBrazenly play dumbเดินหนีdəən-nǐiเดินหนีdəən-nǐi[to] walk away [from sb/sth]เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrongเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into being
He broke the glass, then brazenly walked away as though nothing had happened.
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อย่าyàaตีมึนdtii-mʉnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินngənที่tîiยืมyʉʉmไปbpaiฉันchǎnยังyangเก็บgèpข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamที่tîiเธอtəəสัญญาsǎn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàคืนkʉʉnไว้wái
Do not play dumb about the money you borrowed; I still have your messages promising to repay it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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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ตีมึนdtii-mʉnตีมึนdtii-mʉnBrazenly play dumbBrazenly play dumbWord