ตุ่ย

dtùi

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

swollen; puffy; bulging (e.g., cheeks, belly)

Having a slightly swollen, puffy, or bulging appearance, such as cheeks full of food, a belly full from eating, or eyes swollen from crying.

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weepจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตาตุ่ยdtaa-dtùiตาตุ่ยdtaa-dtùipuffy-eyed; having swollen eyes
He cried until his eyes were puffy.
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เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánอมomขนมkà-nǒmไว้wáiเต็มปากdtem-bpàakจนjonแก้มgɛ̂ɛmตุ่ยdtùiเลยləəi
That child stuffed their mouth with candy until their cheeks were bulging.
กินข้าวgin kâaoเสร็จsètใหม่ๆmài màiพุงpungฉันchănยังyangตุ่ยdtùiอยู่yòoเลยloieไม่mâiอยากyàakขยับkà-yàpไปไหนbpai năi
I just finished eating and my belly is still bulging; I don't want to move anywhere.
ฉันchănเห็นhĕnสภาพsà-pâapตาdtaaตุ่ยๆdtùi dtùiของkŏngเพื่อนpêuuanก็gâwรู้rúuได้dâiทันทีtan teeว่าwâaเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเขาkăoคงkongไม่ได้นอนmâi dâai nonและláeอาจจะàat jàร้องไห้róng hâiมาmaaทั้งคืนtáng keun
Seeing the puffy state of my friend's eyes, I knew immediately that he probably didn't sleep and might have been crying all night.
2VerbB1

[to] swell; bulge out; puff up

To become swollen, puffy, or to bulge out.

Examples

โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)แขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleevesเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตุ่ยdtùiตุ่ยdtùi1swollen; puffy; bulging (e.g., cheeks, belly)2[to] swell; bulge out; puff upขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-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; emerge
I was bitten by a mosquito, so my arm swelled up.
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หลังจากlăng jàakร้องไห้róng hâiอย่างหนักyàang nàkเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-mohngเปลือกตาbplèuuak dtaaของkŏngเธอterก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiตุ่ยdtùiขึ้นมาkêun maaจนjonเห็นได้ชัดhĕn dâi chát
After crying hard for an hour, her eyelids gradually started to swell up noticeably.
เขาkǎoเคี้ยวkíiaoข้าวkâaoไม่หยุดmâi-yùtจนjonแก้มgɛ̂ɛmตุ่ยdtùiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngข้างkâang
He chewed on rice non-stop until both of his cheeks bulged out.
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiมีmiiอาการแพ้aa-gaan-pɛ́ɛอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเริ่มrə̂əmตุ่ยdtùiและlɛ́บวมเป่งbuuam-bpèengขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจนjonน่ากลัวnâa-gluua
The patient had a severe allergic reaction; his lips started to puff up and swell rapidly in a frightening way.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

dtùi

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1swollen; puffy; bulging (e.g., cheeks, belly)