เต้ย
dtə̂əiMeanings
1Proper nounA2
a common Thai nickname
A common Thai nickname for both males and females.
Examples
สวัสดีsà-wàt-diiสวัสดีsà-wàt-diihello; hi; goodbyeครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเต้ยdtə̂əiเต้ยdtə̂əi1a common Thai nickname2Isan/Lao folk music style (lam toei)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Hello, my name is Toey.
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Tomorrow, Toey will go to the beach with friends.
คุณkunเห็นhěnเต้ยdtə̂əiบ้างbâangไหมmǎiเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàมาmaaที่นี่tîi-nîiตอนdtɔɔnสิบsìpโมงmoong
Have you seen Toey? He said he would be here at ten o'clock.
ฉันchǎnโทรหาtoo-hǎaเต้ยdtə̂əiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชวนchuuanไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngแต่dtɛ̀ɛบังเอิญbang-əənว่าwâaเขาkǎoไม่ว่างmâi-wâangพอดีpɔɔ-dii
I called Toey to invite him to see a movie, but it just so happened that he wasn't free.
2NounB2
Isan/Lao folk music style (lam toei)
A fast-tempo style or rhythm in Northeastern Thai (Isan) and Lao folk music (หมอลำหมอลำmɔ̌ɔ-lam1mor lam performer2mor lam (genre/performance tradition), mor lam), known as 'ลำเต้ยลำเต้ยlam-dtə̂əia style of Thai folk music' (lam toei).
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiband; music ensembleเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)จังหวะjang-wàจังหวะjang-wà1rhythm; beat2tempo; pace3timing; moment4stroke; move; step (in sports/dance)5engine strokeเต้ยdtə̂əiเต้ยdtə̂əi1a common Thai nickname2Isan/Lao folk music style (lam toei)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maa1[to] get up; [to] stand up2[to] rise up; [to] take actionเต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] beat; throb; pulsate3[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอย่างสนุกสนานyàang-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanอย่างสนุกสนานyàang-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanjoyfully; cheerfully
Once the band started playing the 'toey' rhythm, everyone got up and danced joyfully.
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หมอลำmɔ̌ɔ-lamคนนี้kon-níiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการgaanลำเต้ยlam-dtə̂əiเพราะprɔ́เสียงsǐiangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมีพลังmii-pá-langและlɛ́สนุกsà-nùkมากmâak
This mor lam singer is famous for his 'lam toey' performances because his voice is powerful and very entertaining.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngหมอลำmɔ̌ɔ-lamมักจะmák-jàปิดท้ายด้วยbpìt-táai-dûuaiทำนองtam-nɔɔngเต้ยdtə̂əiที่tîiคึกคักkʉ́k-kákเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งท้ายsòng-táaiผู้ชมpûu-chom
A mor lam performance often concludes with a lively 'toey' melody to send off the audience.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaทำนองเพลงtam-nɔɔng-pleengหมอลำmɔ̌ɔ-lamจะมีjà-miiหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛจังหวะjang-wàเต้ยdtə̂əiคือkʉʉสิ่งที่sìng-tîiทำให้tam-hâiคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngความสนุกkwaam-sà-nùkของkɔ̌ɔngดนตรีdon-dtriiอีสานii-sǎan
Although there are various mor lam melodies, the 'toey' rhythm is what makes most people think of the fun of Isan music.
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
dtə̂əi
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 | — | — |