ตึงมือ
dtʉng-mʉʉMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
hard to manage; overburdened
Demanding enough to strain or nearly exceed one's ability to cope, especially with work or responsibilities.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)ตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉ1hard to manage; overburdened2short of money; financially stretchedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
The workload is really overwhelming today. I can't handle it alone.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiงานngaanที่tîiร้านráanตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉจนjonแม่mɛ̂ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียกrîiakฉันchǎnไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiทุกtúkเย็นyen
The workload at the shop has been so demanding lately that my mother has to ask me to help every evening.
พอpɔɔเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimลาlaaพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonงานngaanของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmก็gɔ̂ตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉขึ้นkʉ̂nทันทีtan-tii
As soon as two teammates took leave at the same time, my workload immediately became harder to manage.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnไว้wáiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛโครงการkroong-gaanสามsǎamโครงการkroong-gaanพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganก็gɔ̂ยังyangตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉจนjonเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngขอkɔ̌ɔคนkonมาช่วยmaa-chûuai
Although she had planned ahead, managing three projects at once was still so demanding that she had to ask for help.
2AdjectiveB1
short of money; financially stretched
Having little money available and finding it difficult to meet expenses.
Examples
เดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níi1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉ1hard to manage; overburdened2short of money; financially stretchedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] pass a ballค่าเช่าkâa-châoค่าเช่าkâa-châorent; rental charge/feeแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛpalmost; nearlyไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
Money is really tight this month. I can barely afford the rent.
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ฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngจ่ายjàaiค่าซ่อมรถkâa-sɔ̂m-rótไปbpaiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเลยləəiตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎan
I just paid for car repairs, so I'm short of money now and have to cut back on food expenses.
ถ้าtâaสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉฉันchǎnจะjàงดngótกินข้าวgin-kâaoนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีmiiเงินngənพอpɔɔจ่ายjàaiค่าน้ำkâa-náamค่าไฟkâa-fai
If money is tight at the end of the month, I stop eating out so I have enough to pay the water and electricity bills.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiรายได้raai-dâaiเท่าเดิมtâo-dəəmแต่dtɛ̀ɛค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiที่tîiเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nทำให้tam-hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanการซื้อของgaan-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngจำเป็นjam-bpenบางอย่างbaang-yàangออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
Although our income has stayed the same, rising expenses have left our family so short of money that we have had to postpone buying some necessities.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtʉng
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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ตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉhard to manage; overburdenedhard to manage; overburdenedWord