อคติ

à-ká-dtì

Meanings

1NounB2

prejudice; bias

an unfair attitude or judgment for or against someone or something that is not based on reason or evidence

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearคนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanคนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanworker; employee; working personจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationแสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitอคติà-ká-dtìอคติà-ká-dtì1prejudice; bias2bias; prejudice (cognitive)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ยุติธรรมmâi-yú-dtì-tamไม่ยุติธรรมmâi-yú-dtì-tamunfair; unjustต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5[to] renew; extendผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màk1applicant; registrant2candidate (esp. election)3contestant; entrantคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
He decided to hire based on university names, which shows an unfair prejudice against other applicants.
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2NounC1

bias; prejudice (cognitive)

a systematic or habitual bias in thinking or judgment that affects decisions and assessments; also general prejudice

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is อคติ said อะ-คะ-ติ?

à-ká-dtì

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

à

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——