มีดโต้
mîit-dtôoMeaning
1NounB1
large chopping knife; machete
A large, heavy knife used for chopping, cutting through hard materials, or clearing vegetation
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดโต้mîit-dtôoมีดโต้mîit-dtôolarge chopping knife; macheteสับกระดูกsàp-grà-dùukสับกระดูกsàp-grà-dùuk[to] chop through bonesหมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeน้ำซุปnáam-súpน้ำซุปnáam-súpbroth; stock
Dad uses a cleaver to chop pork bones to make soup.
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คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiมีดโต้mîit-dtôoถางหญ้าtǎang-yâaในnaiสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanเพราะprɔ́มันmanรกrókมากmâak
You need to use a machete to clear the grass in the backyard because it is very overgrown.
เขาkǎoหยิบyìpมีดโต้mîit-dtôoเดินเข้าdəən-kâoป่าbpàaไปbpaiตัดไม้dtàt-máaiไผ่pàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอามาao-maaทำtamรั้วrúua
He grabbed a machete and walked into the forest to cut bamboo to make a fence.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมักจะmák-jàพกpókมีดโต้mîit-dtôoติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaเสมอsà-mə̌əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiลุยป่าlui-bpàaและlɛ́ไว้wáiป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaจากjàakสัตว์ร้ายsàt-ráai
In the past, villagers would always carry a machete with them to clear paths through the forest and protect themselves from wild animals.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mîit
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
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โต้dtôoโต้dtôo1[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counter2[to] answer back; [to] talk back3[to] exchange replies; [to] return; [to] hit back[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counterPart 2
มีดโต้mîit-dtôoมีดโต้mîit-dtôolarge chopping knife; machetelarge chopping knife; macheteWord