อีโต้
ii-dtôoMeaning
1NounB1
large knife; cleaver
A large, heavy-bladed knife, similar to a cleaver or machete, used for chopping.
Examples
คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeอีโต้ii-dtôoอีโต้ii-dtôolarge knife; cleaverสับกระดูกsàp-grà-dùukสับกระดูกsàp-grà-dùuk[to] chop through bonesหมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)
My grandmother uses a cleaver to chop pork bones.
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He used a large knife to clear the overgrown bushes in the backyard.
ต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangเวลาwee-laaใช้cháiมีดmîitอีโต้ii-dtôoนะnáมันmanทั้งtángคมkomและlɛ́หนักnàkมากmâak
Be careful when using a cleaver; it's very sharp and heavy.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaอาหารริมทางaa-hǎan-rim-taangใช้cháiมีดmîitอีโต้ii-dtôoเล่มlêmหนักnàkอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoสับsàpเป็ดย่างbpèt-yâangด้วยdûuaiความแม่นยำkwaam-mɛ̂n-yamและlɛ́รวดเร็วrûuat-reo
The street food vendor skillfully wielded a heavy cleaver, chopping roasted duck with precision and speed.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
อีโต้ii-dtôoอีโต้ii-dtôolarge knife; cleaverlarge knife; cleaverWord