เต่อ
dtə̀əMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
too short; cropped
(of clothing or hair) too short; cropped; not reaching the standard or expected length
Examples
กางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เต่อdtə̀əเต่อdtə̀ə1too short; cropped2protruding; sticking outไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)
The legs of these pants are a bit too short, so I don't like wearing them.
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ช่างตัดผมchâang-dtàt-pǒmตัดหน้าdtàt-nâaม้าmáaฉันchǎnเต่อdtə̀əมากmâakเลยləəiทำยังไงดีtam-yang-ngai-dii
The hairdresser cut my bangs way too short. What should I do?
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiโตเร็วdtoo-reoมากmâakจนjonใส่sàiกางเกงgaang-geengนักเรียนnák-riianขาkǎaเต่อdtə̀əหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛo
My son grew so fast that all his school pants are cropped too short now.
วัยรุ่นwai rûnสมัยนี้sà-măi néeนิยมní-yomใส่sàiเสื้อยืดsêuua yêuutตัวdtuuaเล็กๆlék lékและláeกางเกงgaang gayngขาkăaเต่อdtèrเพื่อให้pêuua hâiดูdooมีสไตล์mee sà-dtaai
Teenagers nowadays like to wear small t-shirts and cropped pants to look stylish.
2AdjectiveB2
protruding; sticking out
(of lips) protruding or sticking out noticeably.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/bitingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)บวมbuuamบวมbuuam1swollen; puffy2[to] swell; [to] puff up3inflated (price/figure), exaggeratedเต่อdtə̀əเต่อdtə̀ə1too short; cropped2protruding; sticking outเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I ate som tum that was so spicy my lips are swollen and protruding.
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My little sibling got stung by a bee on the lip, causing it to become swollen and protruding.
เขาkǎoเดินชนdəən-chonประตูbprà-dtuuอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngจนjonปากbpàakแตกdtɛ̀ɛkและlɛ́บวมbuuamเต่อdtə̀əไปbpaiหลายlǎaiวันwan
He walked into the door so hard that his lip split and was sticking out swollen for several days.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakฉีดchìitฟิลเลอร์fin-lə̂əมาmaaเธอtəəมีmiiอาการแพ้aa-gaan-pɛ́ɛจนjonริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakบวมbuuamเต่อdtə̀əผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtì
After getting fillers, she had an allergic reaction causing her lips to become abnormally swollen and protruding.
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
dtə̀ə
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 | — | — |