เทห์
teeMeaning
1NounC2
body; physical form (literary)
The body; a person's physical form. A literary word from Sanskrit. Often used in compounds to mean a 'body/object' (e.g., 'celestial body').
Examples
กล้องโทรทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-too-rá-tátกล้องโทรทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-too-rá-táttelescopeอวกาศà-wá-gàatอวกาศà-wá-gàatouter spaceเจมส์jeemเจมส์jeem1James (given name)2James (surname)เว็บบ์wépเว็บบ์wépWebb (surname)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or moreเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoเทห์ฟากฟ้าtee-fâak-fáaเทห์ฟากฟ้าtee-fâak-fáacelestial body; heavenly bodyที่อยู่tîi-yùuที่อยู่tîi-yùu1address (location details)2residence; place of living3address (digital)ห่างไกลhàang-glaiห่างไกลhàang-glai1far; distant; remote2[to] be far from; lie far from3far removed from; safely distant from (danger, problems)
The James Webb Space Telescope was sent up to study distant celestial bodies.
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ในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaเทห์teeหรือrʉ̌ʉกายgaaiนี้níiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangสิ่งสมมติsìng-sǒm-mótชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoไม่ใช่mâi-châiตัวตนที่แท้จริงdtuua-dton-tîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
In Buddhism, this physical form or 'body' is merely a temporary convention, not the true self.
กวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponบทbòtนั้นnánพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความkwaamร่วงโรยrûuang-rooiของkɔ̌ɔngสังขารsǎng-kǎanและlɛ́เทห์teeที่tîiไม่อาจmâi-àatต้านทานdtâan-taanกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaได้dâai
That poem describes the decay of the body and physical form which cannot resist time.
ตำนานdtam naanเล่าlâoว่าwâaฤาษีreu-sĕeสามารถsăa-mâatถอดtòtจิตjìtออกจากòk jàakเทห์têhเพื่อท่องเที่ยวpêuua tông tîiaoไปbpaiในnaiภพpópภูมิต่างๆpoom dtàang-dtàangได้dâi
Legend tells that a hermit could separate his spirit from his physical body to travel to various realms.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เทห์ said เท?
tee
- Silent letterห์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ห์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |