ตีไก่
dtii-gàiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] engage in cockfighting
to engage in cockfighting; to pit roosters against each other in a fight
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตีไก่dtee gàiตีไก่dtee gài1[to] engage in cockfighting2cockfightingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันหยุดwan yùtวันหยุดwan yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)
My uncle likes to go engage in cockfighting with his friends on holidays.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatเพิ่งpə̂ngจับกุมjàp-gumกลุ่มคนglùm-konที่tîiแอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiตีไก่dtii-gàiในnaiสวนยางพาราsǔuan-yaang-paa-raa
The police just arrested a group of people who secretly engaged in cockfighting in the rubber plantation.
พวกเขาpûuak kăoพาpaaไก่ชนgài chonตัวเก่งdtuua gèngไปbpaiตีไก่dtee gàiที่têeหมู่บ้านmòo bâanข้างๆkâang kâangเพื่อpêuuaชิงchingเงินรางวัลngern raang-wan
They took their best rooster to engage in cockfighting at the neighboring village to win the prize money.
แม้mɛ́ɛเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจะjàเข้มงวดkêm-ngûuatแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiคนkonลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpตีไก่dtii-gàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเล่นการพนันlên-gaan-pá-nanอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even though the authorities are strict, there are always people who secretly pit roosters against each other for gambling.
2NounB1
cockfighting
the sport or activity of cockfighting
Examples
กีฬาgii-laaกีฬาgii-laasport; sportsตีไก่dtii-gàiตีไก่dtii-gài1[to] engage in cockfighting2cockfightingยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yom1popular; widely liked2[to] be popular; be in demandมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiin the area; on-siteชนบทchon-ná-bòtชนบทchon-ná-bòt1countryside; rural area2rural (attr.)
The sport of cockfighting is still very popular in rural areas.
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เขาkǎoเสียเงินsǐia-ngənไปbpaiหลายlǎaiหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnบาทbàatกับgàpการพนันgaan-pá-nanตีไก่dtii-gàiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
He lost tens of thousands of baht on cockfighting gambling last night.
สนามsà-nǎamตีไก่dtii-gàiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเปิดให้บริการbpə̀ət-hâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanอย่างถูกต้องyàang-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎai
This cockfighting arena operates legally.
ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiการเล่นgaan-lênตีไก่dtii-gàiมีmiiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatยาวนานyaao-naanและlɛ́ผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngคนไทยkon-taiในอดีตnai-à-dìit
The tradition of cockfighting has a long history and is intertwined with the way of life of Thai people in the past.
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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ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 2
ตีไก่dtii-gàiตีไก่dtii-gài[to] engage in cockfighting[to] engage in cockfightingWord