เต๋า
dtǎoMeaning
1NounA2
die; dice (ลูกเต๋าลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎodie; dice)
a small cube marked with spots used in games of chance; a die. Commonly appears as ลูกเต๋าลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎodie; dice; ลูกลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects is the standard classifier for dice.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎoลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎodie; diceหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
We have one die.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnทอยtɔɔiลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎoสองsɔ̌ɔngครั้งkrángแล้วlɛ́ɛoได้dâaiหกhòkทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngครั้งkráng
Yesterday I rolled the die twice and got six both times.
He forgot to bring the dice, so we couldn’t play the board game.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmเกมgeemให้hâiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonทอยtɔɔiลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎoคนละkon-láหนึ่งnʉ̀ngครั้งkrángเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกำหนดgam-nòtลำดับlam-dàp
Before starting the game, have each person roll the die once to determine the order.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dtǎo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |