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dtòoMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Tu (nickname; given name)
A common Thai nickname or given name, romanized as Tu.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ตู่dtòoตู่dtòo1Tu (nickname; given name)2[to] accuse wrongly; make a baseless claim3[to] falsely claim [sth] as one's own
This is Tu.
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P'Tu will go to the market tomorrow.
Yesterday I called Tu, but he didn't answer the phone.
ตู่dtòoคนkonที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanอยู่yòoแผนกบัญชีpà-nàek ban-cheeน่ะnâเหรอrŏeเขาkăoเพิ่งpêrngได้dâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengนะná
You mean Tu, the one who works in the accounting department? He just got a promotion.
2VerbB2
[to] accuse wrongly; make a baseless claim
To accuse or allege without proper reason or proof; to make a baseless claim or false accusation.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตู่dtòoตู่dtòo1Tu (nickname; given name)2[to] accuse wrongly; make a baseless claim3[to] falsely claim [sth] as one's ownว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringขโมยkà-mooyขโมยkà-mooy1[to] steal2thiefเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ทั้งๆtáng tángทั้งๆtáng tángeven though; despiteที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make
He baselessly accused me of stealing the money, even though I didn't do it.
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การกล่าวgaan glàaoหาhăaผู้อื่นpôo èunโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeหลักฐานlàk tăanที่têeน่าเชื่อถือnâa chêuua tĕuอาจàatเข้าข่ายkâo kàaiการgaanตู่dtòoเอาความao kwaamผิดpìtซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenการหมิ่นประมาทgaan mìn bprà-màatได้dâi
Accusing others without credible evidence can be considered a baseless allegation, which could constitute defamation.
ฝ่ายค้านfàai káanมักจะmák jàตู่dtòoว่าwâaรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanบริหารงานbò-rí-hăan ngaanล้มเหลวlóm lěoเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangความได้เปรียบkwaam dâai bprìiapทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuang
The opposition often baselessly alleges that the government has failed in its administration in order to gain a political advantage.
3VerbB2
[to] falsely claim [sth] as one's own
To claim that another person's property or work belongs to you, or that you deserve credit for what they did.
Examples
กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3walletใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตู่dtòoตู่dtòo1Tu (nickname; given name)2[to] accuse wrongly; make a baseless claim3[to] falsely claim [sth] as one's ownว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
This bag is mine. You can't just claim it's yours.
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ฉันchănเป็นbpenคนkonเขียนkĭianรายงานraai-ngaanแต่dtàeเขาkăoกลับglàpตู่dtòoเอาaoว่าwâaเป็นผลbpen pŏnงานngaanของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
I wrote the report, but he claimed it was his own work.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeหลักฐานlàk tăanชัดเจนchát-jenว่าwâaภาพpâapนี้néeเป็นผลbpen pŏnงานngaanของkŏngศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinคนอื่นkon èunเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangตู่dtòoเอาaoว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua engเป็นbpenคนวาดkon wâat
Despite clear evidence that the painting was another artist's work, he still claimed he had painted it.
แม้máeหัวหน้าhŭua nâaจะjàได้หน้าdâi nâaจากjàakการgaanตู่dtòoเอาaoผลงานpŏn ngaanของkŏngลูกน้องlôok nóngมาเป็นmaa bpenของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngแต่dtàeความไว้วางใจkwaam wái waang jaiในnaiทีมteemก็gâwเสียไปsĭia bpai
Although the boss gained recognition by claiming his employees' work as his own, trust within the team was damaged.