ธุลี
tú-lee
Meanings
1NounB1
dust; fine particles (formal/literary)
Very fine particles, like dust; a formal or literary word for dust or tiny particles.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asธุลีtú-leeธุลีtú-lee1dust; fine particles (formal/literary)2a speck; a tiny or insignificant amount (figurative)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleลอยloiลอยloi1floating; adrift2[to] float; drift3[to] hover; be suspended4[to] float (price/exchange rate)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)แสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshineส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] observe; surveyเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’
I saw tiny dust particles floating in the air when the sunlight shone in.
2NounB2
a speck; a tiny or insignificant amount (figurative)
An extremely small or insignificant amount; a speck. Often used figuratively in formal or literary contexts to denote something of little value.
Examples
เมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpcompared to [sth]; in comparison with [sth]ความมั่งคั่งkwaam mâng kângความมั่งคั่งkwaam mâng kâng1wealth; affluence2overall prosperityของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)บริจาคbò-rí-jàakบริจาคbò-rí-jàak[to] donate [sth]; give [sth] to charityไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเป็นเพียงbpen piiangเป็นเพียงbpen piiangonly; merelyแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ธุลีดินtú-lee dinธุลีดินtú-lee din1dust; fine particles of earth (literary)2someone/something extremely insignificant (figurative)
Compared to his wealth, the money I donated is just an insignificant speck.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ผงธุลีpŏng tú-leeผงธุลีpŏng tú-leefine dust; dust particle
fine dust; dust particle
จุณjunจุณjun1fine powder; tiny particles; dust2powdery residue; remains
- fine powder; tiny particles; dust
- powdery residue; remains
ฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-leeฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-lee1dust; fine particles2a tiny speck; minute amount3something/someone insignificant (figurative)
- dust; fine particles
- a tiny speck; minute amount
- something/someone insignificant (figurative)
ฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)
- dust; fine dry particles
- particulate matter (air pollution)
ผุยผงpŭi pŏngผุยผงpŭi pŏng1powder; dust (from crumbling)2powdery; crumbling to dust
- powder; dust (from crumbling)
- powdery; crumbling to dust