ทุศีล
tú-sǐinMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
immoral; unprincipled
lacking moral principles; wicked, immoral, or failing to observe religious precepts
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทุศีลtú-sǐinทุศีลtú-sǐinimmoral; unprincipledที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)โกหกgoo-hòkโกหกgoo-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2lie; falsehood (uncommon as a noun)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขโมยkà-mooiขโมยkà-mooi1[to] steal2thiefของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
We should not associate with immoral people who like to lie and steal from others.
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การประพฤติgaan-bprà-prʉ́tตนdtonเป็นbpenคนkonทุศีลtú-sǐinจะjàทำให้tam-hâiคุณkunหมดmòtความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaan
Behaving as an immoral person will cause you to lose all credibility in the eyes of your colleagues.
สังคมsǎng-komที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangทุศีลtú-sǐinย่อมyɔ̂mยากyâakที่จะtîi-jàพัฒนาpát-tá-naaให้hâiเจริญก้าวหน้าjà-rəən-gâao-nâaอย่างยั่งยืนyàang-yâng-yʉʉnได้dâai
A society filled with wicked politicians is bound to be difficult to develop progressively and sustainably.
ตามdtaamหลักธรรมคำสอนlàk-tam-kam-sɔ̌ɔnผู้ที่pûu-tîiทุศีลtú-sǐinและlɛ́เบียดเบียนbìiat-biianผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnเป็นนิตย์bpen-nítย่อมyɔ̂mได้รับdâi-rápผลกรรมpǒn-gamอันanทุกข์ทรมานtúk-tɔɔ-rá-maanในnaiบั้นปลายbân-bplaaiชีวิตchii-wít
According to religious teachings, those who are immoral and constantly oppress others will inevitably suffer the agonizing consequences of their karma in the end.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทุศีล said ทุ-สีน?
tú-sǐin
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ทุtúทุtú1bad; wrong; difficult (prefix)2[to] pierce; break through (rare)bad; wrong; difficult (prefix)Part 1
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ศีลsǐinศีลsǐin1moral precept (Buddhism)2observance of moral disciplinemoral precept (Buddhism)Part 2
ทุศีลtú-sǐinทุศีลtú-sǐinimmoral; unprincipledimmoral; unprincipledWord