เตี่ยว
dtìiaoMeanings
1NounA1
trousers; pants
trousers or pants (used primarily in Northern Thai dialects)
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เตี่ยวdtìiaoเตี่ยวdtìiao1trousers; pants2loinclothในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาเหนือpaa-sǎa-nʉ̌ʉaภาษาเหนือpaa-sǎa-nʉ̌ʉaNorthern Thai language (Kham Mueang/คำเมือง)แปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsกางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)
The word "tiao" in Northern Thai means pants.
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I like wearing traditional Northern pants because they are comfortable.
เวลาwee-laaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpซื้อsʉ́ʉเตี่ยวdtìiaoสะsàดอdɔɔมาmaaใส่sài
When I travel to Chiang Mai, I like to buy and wear traditional Northern pants.
Northern Thai men commonly wear black traditional pants.
2NounC1
loincloth
a traditional loincloth or strip of cloth worn between the legs and tucked at the waist
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)นุ่งnûngนุ่งnûng[to] wear/put on (lower-body garment)เตี่ยวdtìiaoเตี่ยวdtìiao1trousers; pants2loinclothเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuua1[to] move oneself slightly; shift; budge; scoot2[to] begin to act; show movement/progressได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)
Thai people in the past often wore a loincloth when doing heavy work because it allowed them to move comfortably.
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ในnaiภาพยนตร์อิงประวัติศาสตร์pâap-pá-yon-ing-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatเราraoมักจะmák-jàเห็นhěnทาสtâatชายchaaiชาวchaaoอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaaนุ่งnûngเตี่ยวdtìiaoเพียงpiiangผืนpʉ̌ʉnเดียวdiiao
In historical films, we often see male Ayutthaya slaves wearing only a single loincloth.
การgaanนุ่งnûngเตี่ยวdtìiaoเป็นbpenวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการแต่งกายgaan-dtɛ̀ng-gaaiดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmที่tîiพบpópได้dâaiในnaiหลายlǎaiกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์glùm-châat-dtì-panในnaiภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâai
Wearing a loincloth is a traditional clothing culture found among many ethnic groups in the Southeast Asian region.
ชายฉกรรจ์chaai-chà-ganในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanต่างdtàangนุ่งnûngเตี่ยวdtìiaoและlɛ́เปลือยbplʉʉaiท่อนบนtɔ̂n-bonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamพิธีกรรมศักดิ์สิทธิ์pí-tii-gam-sàk-sìtประจำปีbprà-jam-bpii
The able-bodied men in the village wore loincloths and were bare-chested in preparation to join the annual sacred ritual.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtìiao
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |