ธาตุดี
tâat-diiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
having a healthy digestive system
Having a digestive system that functions normally and is not easily upset by food, especially one that is not prone to diarrhea.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringธาตุดีtâat-diiธาตุดีtâat-diihaving a healthy digestive systemกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ท้องเสียtɔ́ɔng-sǐiaท้องเสียtɔ́ɔng-sǐia1diarrhea2[to] have diarrhea
Dad has a strong digestive system and rarely gets diarrhea, whatever he eats.
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คนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnกินginอาหารaa-hǎanเผ็ดpètแล้วlɛ́ɛoท้องเสียtɔ́ɔng-sǐiaแต่dtɛ̀ɛพี่pîiฉันchǎnธาตุดีtâat-diiกินginแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่mâiเป็นอะไรbpen-à-rai
Other people get diarrhea after eating spicy food, but my older sibling has a strong digestive system and is fine afterward.
ยายyaaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaฉันchǎnธาตุดีtâat-diiเพราะprɔ́ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkมาmaaก็gɔ̂ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iท้องเสียtɔ́ɔng-sǐia
Grandma says I have a strong digestive system because I’ve rarely had diarrhea since I was little.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะเป็นjà-bpenคนkonธาตุดีtâat-diiและlɛ́ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iท้องเสียtɔ́ɔng-sǐiaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเวลาwee-laaเดินทางdəən-taangก็gɔ̂ยังyangเลือกกินlʉ̂ʉak-ginอาหารaa-hǎanที่tîiปรุงbprungสุกsùkใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Although he has a strong digestive system and rarely gets diarrhea, he still chooses freshly cooked food when traveling to be safe.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธาตุดี said ทาด-ดี?
tâat-dii
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tâat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
ธาตุtâatธาตุtâat1element (chemical)2element; fundamental component3bodily element (traditional medicine/Buddhism)4temperament; constitution5root (grammar)element (chemical)Part 1
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