เตี้ยๆ(dtîia-dtîia)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
quite short/low (emphatic)
rather or noticeably short in height/low in level (reduplication adds emphasis or indicates degree)
Examples
ผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2males; the male sex/gender3boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)เตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîiaเตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîia1quite short/low (emphatic)2short/low ones (various)
That man is rather short.
2AdjectiveB1
short/low ones (various)
used to refer to multiple items that are short/low (distributive use, e.g., choosing several low plants)
Examples
ช่วยเลือกchûuay lêuuakช่วยเลือกchûuay lêuuak[to] help [sb] chooseต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîiaเตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîia1quite short/low (emphatic)2short/low ones (various)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)สิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particle
Could you please pick some short plants for me?