อิตถี
ìt-tǐiMeaning
1NounC2
woman (literary)
A literary word of Pali origin meaning a woman.
Examples
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaกวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naa1poetic description; poetic depiction2poetically descriptiveถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingอิตถีìt-tǐiอิตถีìt-tǐiwoman (literary)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)เฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔ[to] await [sb/sth]; wait expectantlyคนรักkon-rákคนรักkon-ráklover; sweetheart; romantic partnerกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสงครามsǒng-kraamสงครามsǒng-kraamwar
The poet describes a woman waiting for her beloved to return from war.
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แม้mɛ́ɛอิตถีìt-tǐiผู้นั้นpûu-nánจะjàไร้ráiยศศักดิ์yót-sàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛน้ำใจnáam-jaiอันanประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ətของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangกลับเป็นglàp-bpenที่tîiยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-kon
Although that woman held no rank or title, people admired her noble generosity.
อิตถีìt-tǐiในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมิได้mí-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangผู้pûuรอคอยrɔɔ-kɔɔiหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenผู้pûuกำหนดgam-nòtชะตาchá-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eeng
The woman in this literary work is not merely someone who waits; she also determines her own destiny.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอ่านàanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangวันทองwan-tɔɔngอย่างyàangพินิจpí-nítเราraoอาจàatเห็นhěnอิตถีìt-tǐiผู้pûuถูกtùukจารีตjaa-rîitพันธนาการpan-tá-naa-gaanมากกว่าmâak-gwàaจะjàเห็นhěnหญิงหลายใจyǐng-lǎai-jaiดังdangคำkamตราหน้าdtraa-nâa
A close reading of Wanthong's story may reveal a woman shackled by convention rather than the fickle woman she has been branded as.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ìt
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 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 | — | — |