ทีน
tiinMeaning
1NounB2
foot; sole (slang, coarse)
a slang and sometimes coarse term for the foot, especially the sole of the foot; colloquial usage
Examples
เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทีนtiinทีนtiinfoot; sole (slang, coarse)สึกsʉ̀kสึกsʉ̀k1[to] wear; wear down; erode2[to] disrobe (from monkhood)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] seek out; contactรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I walked all day until the soles of my feet wore out; I need new shoes now.
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The sand is so hot that the soles of my feet can barely touch the ground.
Be careful, the floor is slippery; you might twist your foot.
ถุงเท้าtǔng-táaoคู่kûuนี้níiหนาnǎaช่วยchûuaiซัพพอร์ตsáp-pɔ̂ɔtทีนtiinเวลาwee-laaเดินทางไกลdəən-taang-glaiได้ดีdâai-dii
These socks are thick and provide good support for the soles of your feet on long trips.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tiin
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |