ธุลีธรณี(tú-lee tor-rá-nee)

Meanings

1NounC1

dust of the earth

Dust of the earth; a speck of dust on the ground. (A literary or poetic term)

Examples

ลมพายุlom paa-yúลมพายุlom paa-yústorm; gale; storm windพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)ตลบdtà-lòpตลบdtà-lòp1[to] flip; turn over; overturn2[to] wheel about; turn back; double back3[to] defect; switch sides; betray4eddying; swirling (of wind/smell/smoke)ไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2[to] spread all over; become widespread3all over; everywhere (extent marker)มองเห็นmong hĕnมองเห็นmong hĕn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] be visible; be in view3[to] perceive; realize; recognize4[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionเป็นเพียงbpen piiangเป็นเพียงbpen piiangonly; merelyม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veil3iris (eye)ธุลีธรณีtú-lee tor-rá-neeธุลีธรณีtú-lee tor-rá-nee1dust of the earth2an insignificant or humble person
The storm wind blew so hard that dust swirled everywhere, visible only as a curtain of the dust of the earth.
2NounC2

an insignificant or humble person

A metaphor for an insignificant or very humble person; a term used to express extreme humility, often when referring to oneself in the presence of royalty or a highly respected person.

Examples

เมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpcompared to [sth]; in comparison with [sth]บุญคุณbun kunบุญคุณbun kundebt of gratitude; benefactionอันanอันan1which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)2thing; item (formal/archaic)3classifier for small/abstract items; pieces; units (written/formal)4that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner, formal/poetic)ยิ่งใหญ่yîng yàiยิ่งใหญ่yîng yài1grand; magnificent; great in scale or importance2majestic; noble; exaltedของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ผมก็pŏm gôrผมก็pŏm gôrme too; so do Iเป็นเพียงbpen piiangเป็นเพียงbpen piiangonly; merelyธุลีธรณีtú-lee tor-rá-neeธุลีธรณีtú-lee tor-rá-nee1dust of the earth2an insignificant or humble personเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
Compared to your immense kindness, I am merely an insignificant person.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ธุลีtú-leeธุลีtú-lee1dust; fine particles (formal/literary)2a speck; a tiny or insignificant amount (figurative)Part 1
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ธรณีtor-rá-neeธรณีtor-rá-nee1threshold; door sill [literary/arch.]2earth; land; ground [formal/literary]Part 2
ธุลีธรณีtú-lee tor-rá-neeธุลีธรณีtú-lee tor-rá-needust of the earth