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tîi-sǔungMeanings
1NounA2
a high place; elevated spot
a place that is high above the ground or floor (e.g., on a shelf, on top of a cabinet); often used in advice like “keep it up high”
Examples
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ที่สูงtîi-sǔungที่สูงtîi-sǔung1a high place; elevated spot2high ground; elevated place
The book is in a high place.
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Mom keeps the medicine in a high place so the children can't reach it.
Could you please help me get that box from the high place?
เราraoควรkuuanเก็บgèpของมีคมkŏng mee komไว้บนwái bonที่สูงtêe sŏongให้hâiพ้นpónมือmeuuเด็กdèkเพื่อpêuuaความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt pai
We should keep sharp objects in a high place, out of children's reach, for safety.
2NounB1
high ground; elevated place
land or a location that is higher than the surrounding area, such as uplands, hills, or any safe higher ground
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ที่สูงtîi-sǔungที่สูงtîi-sǔung1a high place; elevated spot2high ground; elevated place
During the flood, we had to move our belongings to higher ground.
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ถ้าtâaมีmiiประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat-dtʉʉanภัยpaiสึนามิsʉ̀-naa-míประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่อยู่tîi-yùuชายฝั่งchaai-fàngต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipอพยพòp-pá-yópขึ้นkʉ̂nที่สูงtîi-sǔung
If there is a tsunami warning, people on the coast must evacuate to high ground immediately.
ชาวเขาchaao-kǎoทางtaangภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaมักจะmák-jàตั้งdtângบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanอยู่yùuบนbonที่สูงtîi-sǔungและlɛ́ปลูกbplùukพืชเมืองหนาวpʉ̂ʉt-mʉʉang-nǎao
The hill tribes in the north often build their homes on the highlands and grow temperate crops.
การสร้างgaan-sâangถนนtà-nǒnบนbonที่tîiสูงชันsǔung-chanและlɛ́คดเคี้ยวkót-kíiaoต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnที่tîiมีmiiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
Building roads on steep and winding highlands requires highly specialized engineers.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerplace; spot; seat; spacePart 1
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สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)tall; high (physical height)Part 2
ที่สูงtîi-sǔungที่สูงtîi-sǔunga high place; elevated spota high place; elevated spotWord