ตุ
dtùMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
slightly spoiled; smelling slightly bad
smelling slightly bad, spoiled, or putrid (often used to describe food that is starting to go bad)
Examples
นมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีกลิ่นmee glìnมีกลิ่นmee glìn[to] have a smell; [to] give off an odorตุdtùตุdtù1slightly spoiled; smelling slightly bad2suspicious; fishyๆ-น่าจะnâa jàน่าจะnâa jà1probably; likely2be expected; should (probability)3might be a good idea (suggestion)4should have (regret/criticism)เสียแล้วsĭia láewเสียแล้วsĭia láewalready (final/regretful tone)
This bottle of milk smells a bit spoiled. It's probably gone bad.
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This pot of curry was left out overnight until it started to have a slightly putrid smell.
เวลาway-laaเปิดbpèrtตู้เย็นdtôo yenฉันchănได้กลิ่นdâai glìnตุdtùๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanมีอะไรmee à-raiเน่าnâoอยู่yòoข้างในkâang nai
When I open the fridge, I get a slightly bad smell, like something is rotting inside.
เนื้อหมูnéuua mŏoที่têeซื้อséuมาจากmaa jàakตลาดdtà-làatเมื่อวานmêuua waanเริ่มrêrmส่งกลิ่นsòng glìnตุdtùๆ-เพราะpráwไม่ได้mâi dâaiเก็บgèpในnaiช่องแช่แข็งchông châe kăeng
The pork bought from the market yesterday is starting to give off a spoiled smell because it wasn't stored in the freezer.
2AdjectiveB2
suspicious; fishy
arousing suspicion; fishy or questionable (often used figuratively to describe a situation or story)
Examples
เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)ฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)ตุdtùตุdtù1slightly spoiled; smelling slightly bad2suspicious; fishyๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
The story he told sounds fishy, like he didn't tell the whole truth.
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ฉันchănว่าwâaงานngaanนี้néeมีอะไรmee à-raiตุdtùๆ-นะnáทำไมtam maiเขาkăoถึงtĕungยอมyomจ่ายเงินjàai ngernให้เราhâi raoเยอะyéhขนาดนี้kà-nàat née
I think there's something questionable about this job. Why would he agree to pay us this much?
คณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanได้กลิ่นdâai glìnตุdtùๆ-จากjàakรายงานraai-ngaanการเงินgaan-ngernฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeจึงjeungสั่งให้sàng hâiมีmeeการตรวจสอบบัญชีgaan dtrùuat-sòp ban-cheeใหม่màiทั้งหมดtáng mòt
The committee smelled something fishy in this financial report, so they ordered a complete re-audit.
ข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkôo kàengมีกลิ่นmee glìnตุdtùๆ-เราraoไม่ควรmâi kuuanด่วนdùuanตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเซ็นสัญญาsen săn-yaa
There is something fishy about the competitor's proposal; we shouldn't rush into signing the contract.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |