เตี้ย
dtîiaMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
short (height)
Not tall in vertical height, especially of people; shorter than average.
Examples
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When I was a child, I was short and always had to stand in the front row.
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเธอtəəยังyangเตี้ยdtîiaอยู่yùuแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nมากmâak
Last year she was still short, but now she has grown much taller.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàตัวdtuuaเตี้ยdtîiaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoวิ่งwîngเร็วreoและlɛ́เล่นlênบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bɔɔnเก่งมากgèng-mâak
Even though he's short, he runs fast and plays basketball very well.
2AdjectiveA2
low (objects/structures)
Having little height above the ground (e.g., a low table or low wall).
Examples
โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เตี้ยdtîiaเตี้ยdtîia1short (height)2low (objects/structures)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just right
This Japanese table is very low; you can sit on the floor and place dishes comfortably.
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The low wall in front of the house is easy to climb over.
เขาkăoจะjàทำtamชั้นวางchán waangเตี้ยdtîiaๆ-ไว้wáiใต้dtâiหน้าต่างnâa dtàangเพื่อpêuuaวางwaangกระถางต้นไม้grà-tăang dtôn máai
He will make a low shelf under the window to place potted plants.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpโต๊ะกาแฟdtó-gaa-fɛɛที่tîiเตี้ยdtîiaหน่อยnɔ̀iเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiบังทัศนวิสัยbang-tát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngทีวีtii-wii
I like a slightly low coffee table because it doesn’t block the view of the TV.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtîia
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |