ตีไล่
dtii-lâiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] drive away by hitting or threatening
[to] threaten or hit to make [sb/sth] go away; to force out by using force or intimidation
Examples
เจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâan1homeowner; house owner2host (household)3landlord/landlady (house)หยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)ไม้กวาดmáai-gwàatไม้กวาดmáai-gwàatbroomขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeตีไล่dtii-lâiตีไล่dtii-lâi1[to] drive away by hitting or threatening2[to] chase to catch up (sports)หมาจรmǎa-jɔɔnหมาจรmǎa-jɔɔnstray dogที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
The homeowner grabbed a broom to hit and chase away a stray dog that entered the garden.
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เขาkǎoตะโกนdtà-goonขู่kùuแล้วlɛ́ɛoตีไล่dtii-lâiพวกpûuakมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiที่จอดtîi-jɔ̀ɔtกีดขวางgìit-kwǎangหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
He shouted threats and hit to chase away the motorcyclists blocking his house.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganตีdtiiไล่ฝูงlâi-fǔungลิงlingไม่ให้mâi-hâiเข้ามาkâo-maaคุ้ยkúiถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàในnaiตลาดdtà-làat
Villagers joined forces to hit and chase away the monkeys from rummaging through trash bins in the market.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiใช้cháiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangและlɛ́ไม้กระบองmáai-grà-bɔɔngตีdtiiไล่ฝูงlâi-fǔungหมูป่าmǔu-bpàaให้hâiถอยกลับtɔ̌ɔi-glàpเข้าป่าkâo-bpàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
Officials used loud noises and batons to hit and drive away the wild boars back into the forest for the community's safety.
2VerbB2
[to] chase to catch up (sports)
[to] try to catch up or level the score with an opponent in a game or match
Examples
ครึ่งหลังkrʉ̂ng-lǎngครึ่งหลังkrʉ̂ng-lǎng1second half (sports)2latter half (time period)ทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanhome team (sports)ตีไล่dtii-lâiตีไล่dtii-lâi1[to] drive away by hitting or threatening2[to] chase to catch up (sports)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสกอร์sà-gɔɔสกอร์sà-gɔɔ1score (points in a game)2[to] score (record a result) [loan/colloq.]เสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie2-2
In the second half, the home team chased and leveled the score at 2–2.
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He successfully caught up with a headed goal at the end of the game.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàตามdtaamอยู่yùuสองsɔ̌ɔngประตูbprà-dtuuนักเตะnák-dtèยังyangเดินหน้าตีdəən-nâa-dtiiไล่lâiอย่างyàangไม่mâiยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ
Even two goals down, the players kept pushing to catch up without giving up.
ช่วงchûuangสิบห้าsìp-hâaนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táaiทีมเยือนtiim-yʉʉanปรับbpràpแท็กติกtɛ́k-dtìkแล้วlɛ́ɛoตีไล่dtii-lâiจนjonช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâangเหลือlʉ̌ʉaแค่kɛ̂ɛประตูbprà-dtuuเดียวdiiao
In the final fifteen minutes, the away team adjusted tactics and chased until the gap was only one goal.
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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ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 2
ตีไล่dtii-lâiตีไล่dtii-lâi[to] drive away by hitting or threatening[to] drive away by hitting or threateningWord