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tûuMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
blunt; dull (edge/point)
Not sharp; having a blunt edge or point so it does not cut or pierce well.
Examples
มีดmîitมีดmîitknifeเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทู่tûuทู่tûu1blunt; dull (edge/point)2slow-witted; dull (person)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)
This knife is blunt; it doesn’t cut vegetables well.
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The technician said the cutter is blunt and we should replace the blade.
กรรไกรgan-graiที่บ้านtêe bâanทู่tûuจนjonตัดdtàtผ้าpâaเป็นbpenรุ่ยrûiๆ-ต้องdtôngลับคมláp komหรือrĕuซื้อséuใหม่mài
The scissors at home are so blunt that they fray the fabric; they need sharpening or replacing.
ปลายbplaaiไขควงkǎi-kuuangทู่tûuทำให้tam-hâiขันน็อตkǎn-nɔ́tหลุดlùtเกลียวgliiaoง่ายngâaiควรkuuanใช้cháiอันanที่tîiคมkomและlɛ́พอดีpɔɔ-diiขนาดkà-nàat
A blunt screwdriver tip makes it easy to strip screws; you should use a sharp, properly sized one.
2AdjectiveB2
slow-witted; dull (person)
Slow to understand or not quick in thinking; mentally dull.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔp1many times; several times; repeatedly2many rounds; many lapsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planทู่tûuทู่tûu1blunt; dull (edge/point)2slow-witted; dull (person)จับประเด็นjàp-bprà-denจับประเด็นjàp-bprà-den[to] grasp the main point; identify the key issueไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
The teacher explained many times, but I'm still slow to understand and can't really grasp the main point.
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเข้าใจkâo jaiมุกmúkทันทีtan teeแต่dtàeน้องชายnóng chaaiฉันchănคิดkítทู่tûuต้องdtôngให้hâiเฉลยchà-lěiก่อนgònถึงจะtĕung jàขำkăm
Everyone got the joke immediately, but my younger brother is slow to get it; he needs the punchline explained before he laughs.
เวลาway-laaเจอjerปัญหาbpan-hăaที่têeต้องdtôngคิดkítเร็วๆreo reoเขาkăoมักmákคิดkítทู่tûuตอบสนองdtòp sà-nŏngช้ากว่าcháa gwàaคนอื่นkon èunเสมอsà-mĕr
When faced with problems that require quick thinking, he is often mentally slow and responds later than others.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàท่องtɔ̂ɔngหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนักnàkแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiถ้าtâaคิดkítทู่tûuไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatเชื่อมโยงchʉ̂ʉam-yoongเหตุผลhèet-pǒnได้dâaiก็gɔ̂ทำtamข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ได้dâaiยากyâak
No matter how hard you cram, if you are slow to think and can't connect the reasoning, analytical exams are difficult.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
tûu
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 | — | — |