ตุ๊ย
dtúiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] punch; [to] strike with a fist
to punch or strike someone with a fist, often in the stomach or body
Examples
โจรjoonโจรjoon1thief; robber2bandit; brigandตุ๊ยdtúiตุ๊ยdtúi[to] punch; [to] strike with a fistท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngstrongly; intensely; severelyก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)วิ่งหนีwîng-nǐiวิ่งหนีwîng-nǐi1[to] run away from [sb]/[sth]; flee2[to] run away from [sth] (figurative); avoid/evadeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
The thief punched him hard in the stomach before running away.
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Don't jokingly punch your friend's stomach like that, it hurts!
นักมวยnák-muuaiรอจังหวะrɔɔ-jang-wàเผลอplə̌əแล้วlɛ́ɛoตุ๊ยdtúiเข้าที่kâo-tîiชายโครงchaai-kroongของkɔ̌ɔngคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The boxer waited for a lapse in concentration and swiftly punched his opponent's ribs.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukตุ๊ยdtúiท้องtɔ́ɔngอย่างกะทันหันyàang-gà-tan-hǎnในระหว่างnai-rá-wàangการgaanชุลมุนchun-lá-munทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoล้มลงlóm-longไปbpaiกองgɔɔngกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉnทันทีtan-tii
He was suddenly punched in the abdomen during the brawl, causing him to collapse to the floor instantly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtúi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |