ต๊กโต
dtók-dtooMeaning
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Tokay gecko
A Tokay gecko (primarily used in Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asต๊กโตdtók-dtooต๊กโตdtók-dtooTokay geckoตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)เกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] perch4[to] stick; [to] adhere5[to] come close to shore (of a boat)6[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เพดานpee-daanเพดานpee-daan1ceiling2upper limit; cap; ceilingห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pák1room (for staying/sleeping)2break room; lounge
When I visited Chiang Mai, I was very startled to see a large tokay gecko clinging to the ceiling of my room.
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คุณยายkun yaaiชอบchôpขู่kòoหลานๆlăan lăanว่าwâaถ้าtâaดื้อdêuuเดี๋ยวdĭiaoต๊กโตdtók dtohจะjàมากินmaa ginตับdtàp
Grandma likes to threaten her grandchildren that if they are stubborn, the tokay gecko will come and eat their livers.
คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมีmiiความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngต๊กโตdtók-dtooสามารถsǎa-mâatบอกเหตุbɔ̀ɔk-hèetร้ายráaiหรือrʉ̌ʉดีdiiที่จะtîi-jàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nในบ้านnai-bâanได้dâai
Northern people in the past had a belief that the cry of a tokay gecko could foretell good or bad events happening in the house.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaต๊กโตdtók-dtooจะมีjà-miiหน้าตาnâa-dtaaและlɛ́ลายlaaiที่tîiน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂มีประโยชน์mii-bprà-yòotตรงที่dtrong-tîiช่วยchûuaiกินginแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapและlɛ́แมลงmá-lɛɛngมีพิษmii-pítในบ้านnai-bâan
Even though the tokay gecko has a scary face and pattern, it is useful in that it helps eat cockroaches and venomous insects in the house.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtók
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 | — | — |